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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
- Medical care “Know Your Rights” information specifically for transgender and gender non-conforming people
- 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
- 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
- 877.565.8860
- Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. EST
- Available 24/7
- Telephone: 866.488.7386
- Text option: text START to 678678
Legal Help & Advocacy
- Program: Legal Clinics (e.g. for name and gender changes on ID documents)
- Find Media Resources here
- Email Contact Form
- 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]
- Telephone: 202.642.4542
- Address: 228 Park Ave South, PMB 38268, New York, NY 10003-1502
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 212.337.8550, ext. 308
- Address: 147 W 24th St, 5th Fl, New York, NY 10011
- Email: [email protected]
- 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
- 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]
- 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
- Telephone: (440) 857-0611
- Address: 1384 West 117th Street in Cleveland, Ohio
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 614.299.7764
- Address: 1160 North High Street (Corner of 4th Ave. and High Street), Columbus, Ohio 43201
- Email: [email protected]
- 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
- 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]
- 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
- 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
- North Columbus:
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
- 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
- Program: Support Group (Contact for date and location info)
- Email: [email protected]
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)
- Email: [email protected]
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