Learning Center: Guidelines and Reports
Guidelines and Best Practices
- Primary Care Protocol for Transgender Patient Care
The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, April 2011. - Competencies for Counseling Transgender Clients
Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling, September 2009. [PDF, 192KB] - Recommendations for Inclusive Data Collection of Trans People in HIV Prevention, Care and Services
Data collection recommendations prepared by the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, March 2009. [PDF, 197KB] - Eight Best Practices for HIV Prevention Among Trans People
Fact sheet and poster prepared by the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, August 2008. [PDF, 140KB] - Transgender HIV/AIDS Health Services Best Practices Guidelines
Transgender Health Services Working Group, City and County of San Francisco, May 2007. [PDF, 1.1MB] - Protocols for Hormonal Reassignment of Gender
Tom Waddell Health Center (San Francisco, CA). December 12, 2006. [PDF, 76KB] - Guidelines for Transgender Care
Trans Care Project (Vancouver, British Columbia), 2006.
Policy Reports, Papers, and Briefs
- The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding
Institute of Medicine Consensus Report. March 2011. - Healthy People 2020: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
Overview, objectives and data, and evidence-based resources from this important U.S. public health initiative. This is the first time that LGBT health has been included in the Healthy People campaign. - T-SISTA: Resource Guide for Adapting SISTA for Transwomen
The Transitions Project, UCSF, May 2009. - What are Transgender Men's HIV Prevention Needs?
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), January 2009. - Immigration Law and the Transgender Client
Immigration Equality, December 2009. - Policy Regarding Sexual Orientation
American Medical Association, December 2009. - Physical and Emotional Health Needs of Transgender Individuals in Philadelphia: Summary of Key Findings
Public Health Management Corporation Research and Evaluation, November 2009. - Rights Not Rescue: Female, Male, and Trans Sex Workers' Human Rights in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa
Jayne Arnott and Anna-Louise Crago. Open Society Institute. June 2009. - Transgender Persons and HIV
San Francisco AIDS Foundation, January 2009. - Assessing Progress, Advancing Excellence: Serving Transgender People in California
The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, November 2008. - Report of the Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance
APA Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 2008. - Transitioning Your Services: Serving Transgender Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking
Lunine B. Transgender Law Center. Summer 2008. - Materials for Attorneys Representing LGBT and HIV-Positive Immigrants
The National Immigrant Justice Center's National Asylum Partnership on Sexual Minorities (NAPSM), July 2007. - The Health, Health-Related Needs, and Lifecourse Experiences of Transgender Virginians
Virginia Department of Health, Division of Disease Prevention through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, January 2007. - HIV/AIDS in the Transgender Population: A Community Consultation Meeting
Division of Community Based Programs, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD, May 5, 2005 - Transgender Health: Findings from Two Needs Assessment Studies in Philadelphia
Kenagy GP. Health Soc Work . 2005 Feb;30(1):19-26. - Identifying Training Needs of Health-Care Providers Related to Treatment and Care of Transgendered Patients: A Qualitative Needs Assessment Conducted in New England
Lurie S. International Journal of Transgenderism. 2005;8(2-3):93-112.
Program Management Materials
- T-SISTA: Resource Guide for Adapting SISTA for Transwomen
The Transitions Project, UCSF, May 2009. - Developing a Comprehensive Package of Services to Reduce HIV Among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transgender (TG) Populations in Asia and the Pacific
Regional HIV and Development Programme for Asia and the Pacific, June 2009. - Assessing Progress, Advancing Excellence: Serving Transgender People in California
The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, November 2008. - Transitioning our Shelters: A Guide to Making Homeless Shelters Safe for Transgender People
Mottet L and Ohle J M, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, December 2003. - Clinical Update: Transgender HIV Prevention: A Model Education Workshop
Bockting W, Simon Rosser BR, Coleman E. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association . December 2000;4:4. $32.00 charge from publisher. - Bending the Mold: An Action Kit for Transgender Youth
Lambda Legal and the National Youth Advocacy Coalition, 2004. [PDF, 612KB]




