Transgender Persons
Transgender is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity or expression (masculine, feminine, other) is different from their sex (male, female) at birth. Gender identity refers to one’s internal understanding of one’s own gender, or the gender with which a person identifies. Gender expression is a term used to describe people’s outward presentation of their gender.
Gender identity and sexual orientation are different facets of identity. Everyone has a gender identity and a sexual orientation, but a person’s gender does not determine a person’s sexual orientation. Transgender people may identify as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or none of the above.
- LGBT HealthExternal (HRSA)
- Eight Best Practices for HIV Prevention among Trans People Cdc-pdf[PDF – 129 KB]External (University of California, San Francisco)
- Guidelines for Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients Cdc-pdf[PDF – 1.4 MB]External (GLMA)
- National LGBT Health Education Center: Learning ModulesExternal (Fenway Health)
- Meeting the Health Care Needs of Transgender People Cdc-pdf[PDF – 1.3 MB]External (Fenway Health)
- Transgender Health ResourcesExternal (American Medical Student Association)
- Advancing LGBT Health and Well-being Cdc-pdf[PDF – 687 KB]External (HHS)
- Sexual Health and Your Patients: A Provider’s GuideExternal (National Coalition for Sexual Health)
- Transgender Health ResourcesExternal (Fenway Health)
- Glossary of Gender and Transgender Terms Cdc-pdf[PDF – 75 KB]External (Fenway Health)
- Know Your Rights: Health CareExternal (National Center for Transgender Equality)
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender HealthExternal (Healthy People 2020)
- Plan for Health Data Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) PopulationsExternal (HHS Office of Minority Health)
- Transgender Health Care CoverageExternal (HealthCare.Gov)
- Top Health Issues for LGBT Populations Information & Resource KitExternal (SAMHSA)
- LGBT Behavioral Health EquityExternal (SAMHSA)
- Bullying and LGBT YouthExternal (StopBulling.gov)
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- Smoking Out a Deadly Threat: Tobacco Use in the LGBT CommunityExternal (American Lung Association)
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