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*Resources are sorted by intended audience. Some resources are under multiple sections.

• Take Charge of Your Sexual Health: What You Need to Know about Preventative Services 

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• ​​Sexual Health and the Five Action Steps ​​

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• Safe Sex(uality): Talking About What You Need and Want​

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• Sexual Health Brochure

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• Respect Yourself Protect Yourself: Birth Control and STD Prevention Options for Teens

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• Teens and STIs: Real Questions Honest Answers

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• STDs and HIV: Get the Facts, Learn the Risks and Protect Yourself- Teens

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• Safer Sex​

  • ​Safer Sex in Arabic​

• Safer Rimming Tips​​​

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• Safer Sex- Anal Sex

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• Safer Sex- Oral Sex

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• Safer Sex- Sex with Toys

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• Safer Sex- Vaginal Sex

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• How Can I Prevent HIV Transmission

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• Arabic resources:

  • Manual on Sexual Health, Safe Abortions and Birth

  • Basic STI Information

  • Healthy Living: Diseases (STDs) Everyone Should Know

  • Chlamydia

  • Genital Warts and HPV

  • Gonorrhea

  • Herpes

  • Syphilis

  • HIV

• Hep C and Sex for Gay, Bi, and Queer Men​

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• Dr. RAD's Queer Health Show

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• Ten Things Bisexuals Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Provider

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• Ten Things Gay Men Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Provider

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• Ten Things Lesbians Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Provider

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• Pathways to Parenthood for LGBT People

•  Trans Youth Sexual Health Booklet

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• Trans Sexuality: A Safer Sex Zine for Trans People and Their Partners

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• Safer Sex for Trans Bodies

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• Healthy Bodies Safer Sex: A Comprehensive Guide to Safer Sex, Relationships, and Reproductive Health for Trans or Non-Binary People and their Partners

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• Primed(2): A Guide for Trans Men into Men

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• Grunt: Sexual health and More for Gay, Bi, and Queer Trans Men

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• Ten Things Transgender Persons Should Discuss with their Health Care Providers

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• Trans resources in Spanish 

  • Trans Men and Sexual Health

  • Trans Women and Sexual Health

  • Trans Persons and Fertility

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• Trans Health: Fertility and You

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• Family Building for Transgender Men and Women​​

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• Pathways to Parenthood for LGBT People

• All About Gender- Guide for Parents about Gender

  • All about Gender- Arabic ​

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• All About Sexuality- Guide for Parents about Sexuality 

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• General Parenting and Family Resources for Parents and Families of Gender Diverse Children and Youth 

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• Supporting and Caring for Transgender Children  

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• Families in TRANSition

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• Children's Books about Gender Roles

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• Supportive Families, Healthy Children- Helping Families with LGBT Children (in English​​)

  • Niños Saludables con el Apoyo Familiar- Spanish​

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• Spanish- Conversando sobre la Diversidad de Género con Niños

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• The "Lounge"- Online support group of children, teens, parents and professionals to connect with one another about gender diverse children and youth- in English  

  • Spanish- Para adultos de habla hispana y que se encuentran lidiando con el constante desarrollo de la identidad de género de un menor o adolescente en sus vidas​​​

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• Understanding Gender

  • Spanish- ¿Qué es el Género?

• All About Testosterone​​

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• Hormones: A Guide for MTF

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• Transgender Health: Injection Guide​​​

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• Hormone Myths about Testosterone

  • ​​Myths about Testosterone in Arabic  ​

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• Hormone Myths about Estrogen

  • Myths about Estrogen in Arabic​​

• Resource List for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals​​​

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• Safe In My Chair 

  • Resource to give transgender individuals a safe and affirming place to get hair care.

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• Refuge Bathroom

  • Provides a list of safe restrooms for trans, intersex and gender non-conforming people 

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• Trans Bodies, Trans Selves

  • Resource guide for the trans community 

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• Michigan Legal Help- Name Change Resources

  • Provides a guide on how to change your name as well as a do-it-yourself name change resource for Michigan

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• Black Trans Advocacy

  • Provides outreach, education, case management and direct services to help advance black trans equality

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• Gender Spectrum ​​​​​​

  • Provides resources and support for families organizations, and institutions to increase their understanding of gender, especially provide information and resources for gender diverse children and youth

  • The "Lounge"- Online support group for children and teens as well as parents and professionals to connect with one another

  • The "Lounge" for Spanish speaking individuals

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• Trans Lifeline

  • Crisis hotline for trans people, including those questioning their identity ​

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• Trans Sistas of Color Project

  • Provides trans-centered programming, services, community-building efforts and resources in the Detroit Metro Area

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• Trans Women of Color Collective

  • Provides education, healing, empowerment and organizing for trans people of color, their families and friends ​​

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Other LGBTQ Organizations:

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• Gender & Sexuality Resource Center​

  • ​​Lam7a- short videos about gender and sexuality

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• Muntada - The Arab Forum for Sexuality, Education and Health ​

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• Queer and Trans People of Color Resources

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• LGBT Community Center Finder

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• GLMA Healthcare Provider Finder

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• WPATH Healthcare Provider Finder

• How to Guide for Changing Your Gender Marker in Michigan

  • In Arabic​​

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• Legal Name Change Card

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• ​Equality Michigan

  • Michigan based advocacy organization for LGBTQ+ people 

• Lakeshore Legal Aid

  • Michigan based not-for-profit law firm that provides help in LGBTQ+ domestic violence cases 

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• Michigan Legal Help- Name Change Resources

  • Provides a guide on how to change your name as well as a do-it-yourself name change resource for Michigan

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• Sylvia Rivera Law Project​

  • Based in New York City, they provides legal assistance, prison advocacy, education, policy advocacy and resources including information on how to change your ID and tips for young trans people getting health care in New York 

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• Trans Student Educational Resources

  • Works to transform the educational environment for trans and gender nonconforming people through advocacy and empowerment

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• Trans Youth Equality Foundation

  • Provides advocacy, education and support for trans and gender non-conforming youth and their families 

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• Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund

  • Provides education on trans rights and legal advocacy in discrimination cases and with name changes

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• Know Your Rights: Healthcare (June 2017)

  • Medicare and Transgender People (May 2014)​

• Michigan PrEP Directory

• I Think PrEP is Right for Me

  • In Spanish ​

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• Are You Ready for PrEP?

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• PrEP 101

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• PrEP Palm Card

  • In Arabic ​

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• PrEP and Working Through a Difficult Doctor Visit 

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• Talk to Your Doctor about PrEP

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• GETTING PrEPPED- insurance and cost information 

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• PrEP Facts in Spanish

Resources about Sexuality:

• Coming Out Guide 

• Coming Out as Bisexual 

• Mental Health in the Bisexual Community

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Kink:

Kink Friendly Therapy

• Glossary of BDSM Terms

The Kink Aware Professionals Directory

• A service offered by NCSF dedicated to providing the community with a listing of psychotherapeutic, medical, legal and other professionals who have stated that they are knowledgeable about and sensitive to diverse expressions of sexuality.​

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