Resources & More Information

Finance

Trans-formation Emergency Fund - a safety net for our trans community members and their families who urgently need to relocate to a safer and more affirming environment.

Healthcare & Insurance

25 LGBTQ Addiction & Mental Health Support Resources

  • LGBTQ+ resources for addiction and mental health

Accessing Medicare

  • Medical care “Know Your Rights” information specifically for transgender and gender non-conforming people

Using Healthcare.gov

  • Tips for using Healthcare.gov as a transgender and gender non-conforming person

Ohio
Medical Providers & Services

  • Listings for doctors, therapists and pharmacies

Cincinnati Area
Central Clinic

  • Program: Transgender Wellness Program
  • Telephone: 513.558.5801
  • Address: 311 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati OH 45229

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

  • Program: Health Services Transgender Youth
  • Telephone: 513.636.4681
  • Address: 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229

Heartland Trans Wellness Group

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 513.549.4447
  • Address: 103 William Howard Taft Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45219

Cleveland Area
Cleveland Clinic

  • Program: Center for LGBT Care
  • Telephone: 800.232.0263
  • Locations

MetroHealth

  • Program: Pride Clinic
  • Telephone: 216.957.4905
  • Address: 4242 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113

Columbus Area
EquitasHealth

  • Specializing in healthcare for those at risk of or affected by HIV/AIDS, for the LGBTQ community, and for those seeking a welcoming healthcare home.
  • Telephone: 614.299.2437
  • Locations
  • Email: [email protected]

Veterans
Healthcare for Transgender Veterans in Ohio

  • Cincinnati
    • Telephone: 513.475.6880
    • Address: 3200 Vine St. Rm. A755, Cincinnati, OH 45220
  • Northeast Ohio
    • Contact: Stacy Kenney, LGBT Special Emphasis Program Manager
    • Telephone: 216.791.3800, ext. 3408
    • Address: 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106

Helplines

National Domestic Violence Hotline

  • Available 24/7
  • Telephone: 800.799.SAFE (7233)

National Sexual Assault Hotline

  • 800.656.HOPE (4673)
  • Text option: text START to 88788. 
  • Available 24/7

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

  • Dial 988

Trans Lifeline

  • 877.565.8860 
  • Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. EST 

The Trevor Project

  • Available 24/7
  • Telephone: 866.488.7386
  • Text option: text START to 678678 

Legal Help & Advocacy

EquitasHealth

  • Program: Legal Clinics (e.g. for name and gender changes on ID documents)

GLAAD

Lambda Legal

  • Telephone: 312.663.4413
  • Address: Midwest Regional Office, 65 E. Wacker Place, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60601-7245

Legal Advocates & Defenders for the LGBTQ Community

  • Telephone: 617.426.1350
  • Address: 30 Winter Street, STE 800, Boston, MA 02108
  • Email: [email protected]

National Center for Lesbian Rights

  • Legal Helpline Telephone: 800.528.6257
  • Address: 870 Market Street, Suite 370, San Francisco, CA 94102
  • Email: [email protected]

 

Advocates for Trans Equality

 

  • Telephone: 202.642.4542 

  • Address: 228 Park Ave South, PMB 38268, New York, NY 10003-1502 

  • Email: [email protected]  

Sylvia Rivera Law Project

  • Telephone: 212.337.8550, ext. 308
  • Address: 147 W 24th St, 5th Fl, New York, NY 10011
  • Email: [email protected]

Transgender Law Center

  • Telephone: 510-587-9696 
  • Email: [email protected] 
  • Address: PO Box 70976, Oakland, CA 94612-0976 
  • Online Legal Help Form

Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund

  • Telephone: 646.862.9396
  • Address: 20 West 20th Street, Suite 705, New York, New York 10011
  • Email: [email protected]

Ohio LGBTQ Rights Organizations

Equality Ohio

  • Telephone: 614.224.0400
  • Address: Columbus - 370 S 5th St, Columbus, OH 43215; Cleveland - 1375 Euclid Avenue, Suite 310, Cleveland, OH 44115
  • Email: [email protected]

Equality Toledo

  • Telephone: 419.407.6225
  • Address: P.O. Box 2659, Toledo, OH 43606
  • Email: [email protected]

LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland

  • Telephone: 216.651.5428
  • Address: 6600 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102

Margie’s Hope

  • Telephone: (440) 857-0611 

  • Address: 1384 West 117th Street in Cleveland, Ohio 

  • Email: [email protected] 

Stonewall Columbus

  • Telephone: 614.299.7764
  • Address: 1160 North High Street (Corner of 4th Ave. and High Street), Columbus, Ohio 43201
  • Email: [email protected] 

TransOhio

  • Telephone: 614.441.8167
  • Address: 1160 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43201-2411
  • Email: [email protected]

Support Groups

Akron Area
PFLAG Akron

  • Program: General Meetings
    • Meeting Dates: 3rd Thursday of each month
    • Meeting Time: 7:00 p.m.
    • Location: First Congregational Church of Akron, 292 E. Market St., 44308 

TransAlive Akron

  • Program: Support Group
    • Meeting Dates: 4th Tuesday of each month
    • Meeting Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
    • Location: Fairlawn West United Church of Christ, 2095 W. Market St., Akron, Ohio 44313

Cleveland Area
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland

  • Program: TransFamily support group (Contact for location)
    • Meeting Dates: Every 4th Saturday of the month
    • Meeting Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
    • Phone: 216.302.8499 
    • Email: [email protected]

PFLAG Cleveland

  • Program: Support Group
    • Meeting Dates: Every 2nd Tuesday of the month
    • Meeting Time: 6:45 p.m.
    • Location: Hybrid meetings; Registration in advance required 

Columbus Area
Kaleidoscope

  • Program: Gender-Scope Youth Group Meeting (for those 12-20 years old)
    • Meeting Dates: Weekly on Tuesdays
    • Meeting Time: 5:00 – 6:30pm
    • Location: 603 E Town St, Columbus, OH 43215
  • Contact: Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 614.294.5437

PFLAG Columbus

  • Program: Support Group
    • North Columbus:
      • Meeting Dates: 4th Sunday of each month
      • Meeting Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
      • Location: Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43201
    • Downtown Columbus
      • Meeting Dates: 2nd Sunday of each month
      • Meeting Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
      • Location: St. Johns United Church of Christ, 59 East Mound Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Cincinnati Area
Crossport

  • Program: Peer Support Meeting
    • Meeting Dates: 2nd and 4th Monday of each month
    • Meeting Time: 7:30 p.m.
    • Location: Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 William Howard Taft Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45219 
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 513.344.0116

PFLAG Cincinnati

  • Program: Support Group
    • Meeting Dates: 2nd Tuesday of each month
    • Meeting Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm
    • Location: Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 William Howard Taft Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45219
  • Program: Northern Kentucky Support Group (Contact for location)
    • Meeting Dates: 4th Tuesday of each month
    • Meeting Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Dayton Area
PFLAG Dayton

Toledo Area
PFLAG Toledo

  • Program: Support Group
    • Meeting Dates: 4th Monday of each month
    • Meeting Time: 6:00 -- 7:00 p.m.
    • Location: Pride Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd., Toledo, OH 43620

Toledo Area Transgender Support Group

  • Program: Support Group (Contact for meeting date and time info)
    • Location: 419 Pride Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd Toledo, Ohio 43620
  • Contact: Aran, 419.619.6810; Audrey – 419.356.2654; Jaxon – 419.699.4071

Youngstown Area
PFLAG Youngstown

  • Program: Support Group (Contact for meeting date, time, and location info)

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