Physical Health Links
Navigating healthcare can be challenging, especially for LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking affirming and competent providers. Below is a curated list of healthcare providers and organizations across Texas that offer services tailored to the LGBTQIA+ community. While this list is not exhaustive, it serves as a starting point for accessing inclusive healthcare services.
Statewide and National Providers
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas: Provides comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare, including services tailored for transgender individuals.
Plume: A telehealth service offering hormone replacement therapy and other gender-affirming care to transgender individuals across Texas.
Houston
Lesbian Health Initiative (LHI) of Houston: Focuses on advocating for and promoting health and wellness among LGBTQ+ women and transgender men.
Montrose Center: Provides mental and behavioral health services, support groups, and specialized services for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Legacy Community Health: Offers a range of healthcare services with a focus on LGBTQ+ affirming care.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation – Houston Healthcare Center: Provides comprehensive HIV care and prevention services.
Transgender Foundation of America: Offers support services, including access to healthcare resources, for the transgender community.
Dallas/Fort Worth
Uptown Physicians Group: Provides comprehensive healthcare services with a focus on LGBTQ+ patients.
Prism Health North Texas: Offers primary care, HIV services, and transgender healthcare.
Help Center for LGBT Health and Wellness: Provides health services, including HIV prevention and care, tailored to the LGBTQ+ community.
Parkland Health & Hospital System: Recognized for its commitment to LGBTQ+ healthcare equality.
Austin
Kind Clinic: Offers sexual health and wellness services, including PrEP and hormone therapy for transgender individuals.
Waterloo Counseling Center: Provides mental health services with a focus on the LGBTQ+ community.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation – Austin Healthcare Center: Provides comprehensive HIV care and prevention services.
San Antonio
Alamo Area Resource Center: Offers medical care, including HIV services, and support for the LGBTQ+ community.
BEAT AIDS: Provides HIV prevention and treatment services, with a focus on marginalized communities.
CentroMed: Offers comprehensive healthcare services with LGBTQ+ friendly providers.
El Paso
Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe: Provides healthcare services with sensitivity to LGBTQ+ health needs.
University Medical Center of El Paso: Offers inclusive healthcare services and has initiatives supporting LGBTQ+ health.
Additional Resources
Out Youth: Based in Austin, provides programs and services to promote the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of LGBTQ+ youth.
Equality Texas: Advocates for full equality for LGBTQ+ Texans and provides resources, including those related to health and wellness.
Texas Health Action: Provides access to PrEP and other sexual health services through programs like Kind Clinic.
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality: A national organization committed to ensuring health equity for LGBTQ+ individuals and equality for LGBTQ+ health professionals.
Please note that inclusion in this list does not constitute an endorsement of any specific organization or viewpoint. It’s advisable to contact providers directly to ensure they meet your specific healthcare needs.