Community Resources

HRT and trans affirming care Chicagoland - Dr Jessica Lapinski Bloomingdale -   https://opfmt.com/about

 

Open Door Health Center Elgin - https://opendoorhealth.com/services/transgender-health-services/

 

Northwestern Medicine Gender Pathways - various locations - https://www.nm.org/conditions-and-care-areas/gender-pathways-program

 

Planned Parenthood Aurora - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-illinois/patient-resources/gender-affirming-hormone-therapy

 

Endocrinologist - Dr Tiffany Karas - Elgin - https://www.nm.org/doctors/1013993336/Tiffany-A-Karas-MD

 

Open Door Health Care
Maintains a very strong commitment to providing care for medically vulnerable patients such as the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities and those living with HIV/AIDS. 

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Greater Family Health - LGBTQ+ Services
Access to practitioners who have a proven track record of providing health care to LGBTQ and HIV positive individuals. 

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Healthcare for LGBTQ+ Veterans at the VA
VA staff play a critical role in ensuring that LGBTQ+ Veterans receive the care they need and have earned in service to our country.

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TransFamily Support Services 
Insurance assistance for trans healthcare. Works with trans youth and trans adults to complete the insurance pre-authorization and appeals process. We have been successful in getting approvals for over 99% of our client’s appeals and pre-authorizations. This service is offered at no cost.​

Trans owned counseling practice -  https://www.prismpointcounseling.com/

Therapist and strong ally Angella MacDonald - https://www.creekwoodassociates.com/

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East Aurora Counseling / Rainbow Wing (Aurora) - https://www.eastauroracounseling.com/rainbow-wing

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Prism Point Counseling (St. Charles) - https://www.prismpointcounseling.com/

https://www.lgbtqandall.com/resources/mental-health/united-states/illinois/

Belong Teen Drop In - every Tuesday on the east side of Geneva from 5.30 till 7 PM.

Youth Outlook Drop In Centers - https://youth-outlook.org/services/drop-in-centers/

 

LGBTQ+ Connections Support Group (Warrenville) - https://namidupage.org/news-events/

PFLAG Geneva/Tri-Cities
Support Meetings are the 2nd Monday of each month from 6:30-8pm. Please send an email to pflaggenevatricities@gmail.com for location information. Meetings are free and provide a safe, non-judgmental, confidential space for LGBTQ+ individuals, parents, caregivers, family and friends ages 18+ who are seeking support, education, advocacy and to support others.

Fox Valley Presbyterian Church Geneva - https://foxvalleypres.org/

Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva - https://www.uusg.org/

 

Congregational Church of Batavia - https://www.congregationalchurch.org/

 

First Congregational Church of Geneva  - https://www.genevaucc.org/

 

First Presbyterian Church of Elgin - https://www.fpce.org

 

Congregational United Church of Christ St. Charles - http://www.cuccstc.org/

 

United Methodist Church of Geneva - https://genevaumc.org/

 

Geneva Lutheran Church - https://genevalutheran.org/

 

Bethlehem Lutheran - https://www.bethlehemluth.org/

 

Becoming - https://www.becomingoswego.org/

TransFamily Support Services 
Insurance assistance for trans healthcare. Works with trans youth and trans adults to complete the insurance pre-authorization and appeals process. We have been successful in getting approvals for over 99% of our client’s appeals and pre-authorizations. This service is offered at no cost.

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QueerDoc's Funding Trans Healthcare 
We all know about the trans tax and the hoops involved in funding care! At QueerDoc, we believe that gender affirming care should be affordable and accessible for everyone within our local communities. 

The Trans Continental Pipeline   
The Trans Continental Pipeline (TCP) is grassroots mutual aid network turned 501c3 nonprofit based in Denver CO. We provide resources to help LGBTQIA+ individuals move from unsafe situations and political climates to the great state of Colorado! 

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Point of Pride's Annual Trans Surgery Fund
Point of Pride’s Annual Transgender Surgery Fund is a scholarship-like program that provides direct financial assistance to trans folks who cannot afford their gender-affirming surgery.

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Trans Lifeline's Grants and Funding
Trans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive.

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TransHealthProject.org

The Advocates For Trans Equality's Trans Health Project aims to ensure that all transgender and non-binary people can access the trans-related health care that they need.

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Gender Sexuality Info

Financial support including transition-specific funds and grants. 

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The Prideful Path Project

The Prideful Path Project is committed to empowering minority communities with an emphasis on LGBTQIA+ and intersectional neurodivergent individuals, as well as Indigenous populations through comprehensive education and support initiatives.

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Queering the Binary Foundation
Collects donations of clothing, accessories, and beauty products for individuals from ages 8-80+. We host donation boxes and pop-up closets throughout Illinois for transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals to shop for free.

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Kuffel Law - Naperville

An LGBTQ+ affirming law practice providing services in family law, adoption, guardianship, name change, orders of protection and mediation.

Youth Outlook - https://youth-outlook.org/resources/

 

https://en.pronouns.page/pronouns

https://www.rainbowyouthproject.org/

 

Trans relocation from transphobic states - A Place for Marsha    https://www.aplaceformarshaofficial.org/

 

Kane County Family Resources - https://www.kanehealth.com/AOK/Pages/Resources.aspx

 

Illinois LGBT Chamber of Commerce - https://lgbtcc.com/