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The Center offers a safe, affirming environment for transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) community members to receive care, find services, and connect with community members who share similar identities and experiences.
Beginning with The Center’s Gender Identity Project in 1989, our services have evolved to include a wide range of transgender-focused care, support, and advocacy.
If you have questions about gender identity or you are looking for information about transgender health and legal resources, The Center is here to help. From self-identified, trans-friendly therapists and healthcare providers to legal services and transitional housing, The Center has the resources you need.
The Center hosts a range of support groups for our transgender and gender nonconforming communities. From groups that discuss gender identity and expression, to emotional challenges, to support in Spanish for the TransLatina community and the family and friends of someone who is transgender, The Center has a group for you.
Explore The Center’s Adult Social Groups and Youth Social Groups
The Center offers trans-identified and trans-friendly therapists that specialize in psychotherapy, trauma-informed therapy, behavioral therapy, and more.
The Center also offers affirming support for families to better understand and accept their child’s coming out process and/or developing gender identity, for families with children 5+ and up.
At The Center, we believe transgender youth deserve to celebrate who they are, what makes them unique, and why they matter. Transgender and gender-nonconforming youth, especially TGNC youth of color, face increasing attacks. We provide a safe, inclusive, affirming environment where TGNC youth can connect with peers, build leadership skills, and take care of their mental and physical health.
Youth aged 13–22 are welcome to participate in our in-person and virtual programs, services, and events. For those outside of the age range, we encourage you to share this information with the TGNC youth in your community.
The Center offers assistance with enrolling in health insurance to ensure you have access to gender-affirming medical care.
A member of our Insurance Navigation Team can help you explore affordable coverage options, secure financial assistance, understand eligibility, and more.
The Center offers a range of additional services to support TGNC community members, including survivor assistance, substance use treatment, and more.
A dedicated case coordinator at The Center can also provide gender-affirming services to support unique circumstances, challenges, and goals.
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Programming for the TGNC communities at The Center also provides an opportunity for members to interact with other trans-identified and allied service providers. We have resources for hormone therapy, surgery assistance, job readiness, free legal name change assistance, and more.
Harmonies
Fridays, 6:00–7:30 p.m. ET
Hybrid (Virtual: Week 2)
A welcoming community for transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconfirming people to connect through conversation, creativity, and shared experiences. Participants support one another, celebrate their identities, and build meaningful relationships in an affirming environment.
Stories
Mondays, 6:30–8:00 p.m. ET
Hybrid (Virtual: Week 2)
A peer-led community for transgender women, transfeminine people, and nonbinary people to connect through shared lived experiences. Participants build relationships and explore identity, transition, self-expression, resilience, and everyday life in a welcoming space where every story matters.
Voices
Mondays, 6:30–8:00 p.m. ET
Hybrid (Virtual: Weeks 2, 3, & 4)
A peer-led community for transgender men, transmasculine, and nonbinary adults. Participants build relationships and explore identity, transition, self-expression, resilience, and everyday life in a welcoming space where every story matters.
Gender X
Thursdays, 5:30-7 p.m.
A space for trans, gender questioning and gender non-conforming youth between ages 13-22. Learn all about how the cisgender binary is a construct created and enforced by white patriarchy! Also? Talk about fabulous TGNC artists, authors, actors and musicians, do fabulous crafts and activities and host fabulous TGNC guest speakers. Finally, talk about yourself and how fabulous (or not) you’re feeling that day. This group is open, but an intake is required for all Youth Programs.
Young Masc Group
Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.
If you’re a young man between ages 13-22 who wants to talk about coming out, relationships, safer sex and more with other young men, come hang out with us. This group is connected to Young People's Group, a space for folx across all gender expressions, which meets on the last Wednesday of the month from 4-5:30 p.m. This group is drop-in, but an intake is required for all Youth Programs.
Young Femme Group
Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m.
This is a shout out to all young women between ages 13-22 who want to talk about things like relationships, safer sex, coming out, body image, etc. with other women. This group is connected to Young People's Group, a space for folx across all gender expressions, which meets on the last Wednesday of the month from 4-5:30 p.m. This group is open, but an intake is required for all Youth Programs.
Transgender may be used to describe someone who was assigned female or male at birth, but later realizes that label doesn’t accurately reflect who they are inside.
Some transgender people may now live life as a man or woman, or may feel that their gender identity can’t be described by either term (man or woman). Some people’s identity might exist between the two binaries or outside of the binary system entirely—neither male nor female.
This applies to those who feel they don’t fit within society’s standards of how women and men are supposed to look and act (gender nonconforming).
The adjective describes a person whose gender is not male or female and uses many different terms to describe themselves. Other terms include genderqueer, agender, bigender, genderfluid, and more. None of these terms mean exactly the same thing – but all speak to an experience of gender that is not simply male or female.
While transgender is a relatively new word, it is not a new concept. Gender nonconforming people have existed across various time periods and cultures throughout human history.
A transgender identity is not dependent upon medical procedures.
Some transgender people have surgeries, or take hormones, to bring their body into alignment with their gender identity. But, many do not and that doesn’t mean they’re not transgender.
You might think someone is transgender, but this is a personal identity that some people claim and others do not.
Wait to see how someone self-identifies (or ask, respectfully) before assuming.
Two Center staff members discuss concepts of gender—sex, identity and gender roles—and members of our transgender community share their personal experiences of being trans and genderqueer.
