Resources

• The Frederick Center (Frederick, MD)
• Frederick County Public Schools: Policy 443
• Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSAA) Transgender Person Guidance for Participation in Interscholastic Athletics (statewide guidelines for local jurisdictions)
• Maryland Trans* Unity (statewide resource, meetings in Montgomery & Prince George’s Counties)
• Trans Maryland (statewide)
• GLSEN Maryland (statewide)
• FreeState Justice (statewide)
• The Pride Center of Maryland (Baltimore, MD)
• Baltimore Transgender Alliance (Baltimore, MD)
• PFLAG Maryland (statewide, with local chapter links)
• Frederick L-Word Lesbian Meetup Group (Frederick, MD)
• Older Wiser Lesbians - OWLS (Maryland, DC, Pennsylvania, Virginia area)
• DC Area Transmasculine Society (Washington, DC)
• Philadelphia Transgender Wellness Conference (Philadelphia, PA)
• Keystone Conference (Harrisburg, PA)
• TransCentralPA (central Pennsylvania)
• Trans Wellness Information Network

General:

• WPATH Standards of Care Version 7
• HealthyTrans (resources including medical provider lists and insurance information)
• DMV-area resource list from Maryland Trans* Unity 
• Transbucket(national provider-specific surgery results sharing website)
• TransGuys.com Surgery Support Forums
• Out2Enroll (for support with insurance access for LGBTQ+ people)

General Information About Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy:

For Children & Youth:

• Health Considerations for Gender-Nonconforming Children and Transgender Adolescents (article from UCSF Center for Excellence for Transgender Health)

Feminizing Hormones:

• Introduction to Feminizing Hormone Therapy (video from the UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health)
• Overview of Feminizing Hormone Therapy (article from UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health)
• Effects of Feminizing Hormone Therapy (chart)

Masculinizing Hormones:

• Introduction to Masculinizing Hormone Therapy- (video from the UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health)
• Overview of Masculinizing Hormone Therapy (article from UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health)
• Effects of Masculinizing Hormone Therapy (chart)

General Information About Gender-Affirming Surgery:

• Chest Masculinization Surgery
• Vaginoplasty
• Phalloplasty & Metoidioplasty
• Hysterectomy & Oophorectomy

Medical Care Providers for Adults:

• MedStar Center for Gender Affirmation - Dr. Gabriel Del Corral (Baltimore, MD & Washington, DC)
• Chase Brexton Health Care (Baltimore, MD)
• Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health (Baltimore, MD)
• University of Maryland University Health Center (Baltimore, MD, for UMD students)
• Hormone Therapy at Planned Parenthood (Frederick, MD; Gaithersburg, MD; Suitland, MD; NoMa, DC) 
• Dr. Beverly Fischer (Timonium, MD)
• Whitman-Walker Health (Washington, DC)

Medical Care Providers for Minors:

• Chase Brexton Health Care (Baltimore, MD)
• University of Maryland Transgender Family Health Services (Baltimore, MD) 
• Emerge Gender and Sexuality Clinic for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults at Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health (Baltimore, MD)
• Dr. Beverly Fischer (Timonium, MD)

Hair Removal:

• Article about Gender-Affirming Hair Removal from UCSF
• Electrolysis of Frederick (Frederick, MD)
• The Mad Zapper Hair Removal (Westminster, MD)

Vocal Training & Interventions:

• Article about Transgender Voice & Communication from UCSF
• My Trans Voice (online gender-affirming voice treatment by speech-language pathologists)
• Your Lessons Now (online gender-affirming speech and music/voice lessons)
• Eva F (voice feminization app)
• Eva M (voice masculinization app)

Gender-Affirming Products:

• Gender Gear (gender-affirming supplies and apparel)
• GC2B (gender-affirming apparel)
• TransTape 
• Rubies (form-fitting clothing for trans girls)
• Tuck Buddies (tucking underwear for kids assigned male at birth)

Sexuality Education:

General:

A Woman’s Touch Sexuality Resource Center

Emily Nagoski, The Truth About Unwanted Arousal (TED talk)

For Kids & Teens, and Their Parents:

Scarleteen (for teens)

The Porn Conversation (tools for parents to talk to kids of all ages about porn)

Talking Sex, Puberty, & Reproduction (resources for parents of kids ages 0-18)

Pleasure & Desire: 

Girl Sex 101 (book)

OMGYes: The Science of Women’s Pleasure (website with educational videos)

Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life (book)

Mating In Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence (book by Esther Perel)

Esther Perel, The Secret to Desire in a Long-Term Relationship (TED talk)

Esther Perel, Rethinking Infidelity… A Talk for Anyone Who Has Ever Loved (TED talk)

Al Vernacchio, Sex Needs A New Metaphor. Here’s One… (TED talk)

Sexually-Transmitted Infections:

Positive Results (a resource for vulva-owners with herpes)

STIs aren't a consequence. They're inevitable.  (sex-positive TED talk about sexually-transmitted infections)

Sex Toy Resources:

Sugar Baltimore (located in Baltimore, also has online store)

Oh Joy Sex Toy (website with reviews and educational resources)

New York Toy Collective (online store)

Babeland (online store)

Kink:

Find a local munch

FetLife

Kink Academy

For Communicating With Sex Partners:

Mojo Upgrade

Autostraddle Sexapalooza Worksheet (PDF)

Consensual Nonmonogamy & Polyamory:

A polyamory resource list

Chesapeake Polyamory Network

Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships (book)

Specifically for Trans Folx:

Sex Guide for Trans Men Into Men (PDF)

F*ing Trans Women (book)

3 Steps Toward Good Sex Beyond the Binary (article)

Safer Sex for Trans People (PDF)

Organizations:

National Coalition for Sexual Freedom

Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP)

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)