There's helpful information here, both immediately below and linked to the "cards" at the bottom of this webpage.
- Don't assume that someone's sex assigned at birth is an indication of gender identity.
- Intake forms
- Make sure your intake forms have blank spaces for patients or their parents to fill in their gender and pronouns. If your forms have categories already enumerated, make sure you include "other" options with blank lines for those of us who don't fit into traditional gender or pronoun boxes.
- Ditto for the spaces on your form for parents to fill out: offer at least two places for parents to identify themselves, and don't assume there's one mom and one dad.
- Some of your clients will undoubtedly have two moms, two dads, or multiple parents — from divorce and remarriage and/or those in polyamorous relationships.
- A family may also want to list a non-family caregiver as a contact.
- Then be sure to use the name and pronouns that each person indicates
You can consult the directories below, although neither is comprehensive for all queer- and trans-friendly providers nationwide.
- General teams for adults, some of which may be tween- or teen-friendly
- See also the resources in related R2T2 Hot Topic page.
Make sure your office has gender-neutral restroom(s) available.
Make sure your office has gender-neutral restroom(s) available.
Have honest conversations with all your patients about their sexuality.
Have honest conversations with all your patients about their sexuality.
Get familiar with the dangers of reparative therapy
Get familiar with the dangers of reparative therapy
Post suicide and other crisis-related resources in your offices.
Post suicide and other crisis-related resources in your offices.
When you have patients in substance use recovery
When you have patients in substance use recovery
Taking a broader role
