Trans Health Primer

Publication Date | March 2nd, 2022

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Resources of Clinics & Centres

  1. Unity Health Google drive of resources for marginalized populations
  2. Mental health resources
  3. Women’s College Hospital Transition-related Surgeries Clinic
  4. Trans Women HIV Research Initiative (TWRI)

Extend Your Learning

Topics that are not covered in the scope of this document but are still important for individual learning:

  1. Legal process of name change
  2. Self-determination of gender
  3. Legal Problems Facing Trans People in Ontario
  4. Human rights and legal protection for trans people
  5. Hormonal therapy and HIV viral load suppression (contains table on drug-drug interaction between hormones and antiviral drugs)
  6. Violence Experienced by Trans Communities
  7. Addressing Transphobia in Canada’s Healthcare System

Online courses that you can take to learn more:

  1. Transgender Medicine for General Medical Providers by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  2. Health Across the Gender Spectrum by Stanford
  3. TransLink Network (Providing Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Sexual Assault & Intimate Partner Violence Survivors)
  4. UMich Ob/Gyn Transgender Healthcare Curriculum
  5. Video Series: Caring for Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming Patients and Visitors
  6. Rainbow Health Ontario has a variety of courses that center on trans health topics
  7. Trans Pap 101 Video Series
  8. Trans Wellness Initiative Introduction to Affirming Spaces – Community-Based Research Centre

Workshop: Working with and Supporting Trans People of Colour (TPOC) around Sexual Health:

  1. Training provided by Yasmeen Persad for service providers on how to support and work with TPOC around sexual health inclusion. To book a workshop, contact [email protected]
  2. Reflections of Trans Women of Colour on their experiences of health

Documents to help medical learners build competency in providing clinical care:

  1. Pap Smears for Trans Men
  2. Complete Sherbourne Guidelines to provide gender-affirming primary care for trans & non-binary patients
  3. What you need to know about masculinizing hormone therapy
  4. What you need to know about feminizing hormone therapy
  5. Gender-Affirming Care for Trans, Two-Spirit and Gender Diverse Patients in BC: A Primary Care Toolkit
  6. Trans Men’s Sexual Health & HIV Risk
  7. Transition-Related Surgery Post-Surgical Care

Deep Dive Issues

  1. Eating Disorders in 2SLGBTQ+ Adults & Adolescents
  2. Health Equity Impact Assessment: 2SLGBTQ+ Populations Supplement
  3. Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Indigenous Health
  4. Experiences of Racism in Trans People living in Ontario
  5. A Practitioner’s Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children
  6. Implementing Trauma‐Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for LGBTQ Youth and their Caregivers

2SLGBTQ+ Older Adult Care

  1. LGBT+ Older Adult Virtual Social Groups
  2. 2SLGBTQ+ Seniors
  3. Providing services for 2SLGBTQ+ Seniors
  4. LGBTQ+ Older Adults

Checklists for Healthcare Providers

  1. Preventative Care Checklist for Transfeminine Patients
  2. Hormone planning period checklist
  3. Checklist for Patient Review: feminizing hormone therapy
  4. Checklist for Patient Review: masculinizing hormone therapy
  5. Checklist for Patient Review: initiation of progestin therapy

Patient Resources

Resources to give your patients:

  1. Transition-Related Surgery Patient Education Materials
  2. Rainbow Health Ontario Surgical Summary Documents
  3. Trans Health FAQs for those considering transitioning
  4. Transition-Related Surgery FAQs
  5. Trans Men: Trans Health Matters
  6. Trans Women: Trans Health Matters
  7. Primed: A Sex Guide for Trans Men into Men
  8. 10 Things Trans People Can Discuss With Their Healthcare Providers
  9. Lower Surgery for Trans Women: A Patient Guide
  10. Assisted Human Reproduction in Canada: A Guide for LGBTQ+ communities
  11. Trans Care BC: Hormone Readiness Assessment Information

Resources to Provide Parents of Trans Youth:

  1. Gender Variance for Parents
  2. A Guide to Support Trans Students from Kindergarten to Grade 12
  3. Families in Transition Support Group
  4. Gender Creative Kids for Parents
  5. Impact of Strong Parental Support for Trans Youth (by TransPulse Canada)
  6. Families in Transition: A Resource Guide for Families of Transgender Youth
  7. Gender Spectrum: Affirming versus Non-Affirming Parenting
  8. PFlag: Our Trans Loved Ones 
  9. Greater Toronto Area-Specific Resources for Trans Youth & Parents