There are many factors that intersect to create you, as an individual. Among our services, Care Pathway Center provides preventive health and medical care. We are here to support you on your road to total health. Here are some resources for you and your family.
Care Pathway Center care delivery partners
Come out to us
We provide better health care when we understand who you are. Please talk with us about your sexual health, gender identity, and overall health at your next visit so that we can give you the best possible care. Let us know how our services can best meet your healthcare needs.
- 10 Things Transgender People Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Provider – GLMA
- 10 Things Lesbians Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Provider – GLMA
- Sexual Health For Men Who Have Sex With Men – FAQs and Resources
Crisis intervention hotlines
Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive.
(877) 565-8860
Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is a national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth.
(866) 488-7386
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Live, 24/7, crisis intervention & suicide prevention hotline
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
(800) 273-8255
LGBTQ youth, questioning youth, families and friends
- Parents, Family, Friends, and Allies United with LGBTQ People
- LGBTQ Mental Health Resources
- Gender Spectrum Resources for Parents
- Imi: A Mental Health Tool for LGBTQ+ Teens
- Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Networks in Local Schools
- WPATH Standards of Care
- Human Rights Campaign
- Transgender Center of Excellence at UCSF
- Transgender Law Center
Recommended gender-related articles and books
Adults and educators
Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children by Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D
Helping Your Transgender Teen: A Guide for Parents by Irwin Krieger
He’s My Daughter: A Mother’s Journey to Acceptance by Eve Langley
Raising the Transgender Child: A Complete Guide for Parents, Families, and Caregivers by Michele Angello and Ali Bowman
Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son by Lori Duron
Raising Ryland by Hillary Whittington
The Right To Be Out: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in America’s Public Schools by Stuart Biegel
Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylen
Supporting and Caring for Our Gender Expansive Youth – Report from Gender Spectrum and the Human Rights Campaign
The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals by Stephanie A. Brill and Rachel Pepper
The Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Teens by Stephanie Brill
Transgender Family Law: A Guide to Effective Advocacy by Jennifer Levi & Elizabeth E. Monnin-Browder
Trans-Kin: A Guide for Family and Friends of Transgender People (Volume 1) by Dr. Eleanor A. Hubbard (Editor), Cameron T. Whitley (Editor)
Transgender History by Susan Stryker
Transgender Warriors: The Making of History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman by Leslie Feinberg
Transitions of the Heart edited by Rachel Peppe
Children
10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert
The Adventures of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy by S. Bear Bergman
All I Want to Be Is Me by Phyllis Rothblatt
And Tango Makes Three by Peter Farnell
Are You a Boy or a Girl? by Karleen Pendleton Jimenez
A Tale of Two Mommies by Vanita Oelschlager
Be Who You Are by Jennifer Carr
But, I’m Not A Boy by Katie Leone
Call Me Tree: Llámame Arbol by Maya Christina Gonzalez
The Different Dragon by Jennifer Bryan
Dogs Don’t Do Ballet by Anna Kemp
The Family Book by Todd Parr
Goblinheart: A Fairy Tale by Brett Axel
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman and Diana Souza
How Would You Feel If Your Dad Was Gay by Meredith Maran
I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel
It’s Okay to Sparkle by Avery Jackson
Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah Hoffman
My New Daddy by Lilly Mossiano
My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis
Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall
Roland Humphrey is Wearing a WHAT? by Eileen Kiernan-Johnson
Rough, Tough Charley by Verla Kay
The Sissy Duckling by Harvey Fierstein
Toby’s Doll’s House by Ragnhild Scamell and Adrian Reynolds
When Kathy Is Keith by Wallace Wong
Who’s in a Family? by Robert Skutch
Teens
Affirmation: The 100 Most Powerful Affirmations for Transgender by Jason Thomas
All Out: The No Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell
Before I Had the Words: On Being a Transgender Young Adult by Skylar Kergil
Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky
Real Talk for Teens: A Jump-Start Guide to Gender Transitioning and Beyond by Seth Jamison Rainess
Some Assembly Required by Arin Andrews
Surpassing Certainty by Janet Mock
The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity by Rylan Jay Testa, Ph.D. and Deborah Coolhart, Ph.D., LMFT