Gender Identity

Organizations

  • Rainbow Families Bay Area is a parent-run group that supports trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming children and their parents. There are virtual meetings for parents only, parents and their children under 12, parents of middle schoolers, and youth 12-17.
  • Trans Families has several special focus national Zoom meetings for parents, including those with kids who are non-binary; both trans and neuro-diverse; in elementary school or younger; in middle school; and those whose kids are adults. There are also online groups for kids of various ages, including one for 8-10 year olds.
  • Trans Family Support Services has online groups for parents of transgender adults, teens and pre-teens, children 12 and under, and dual spectrum kids. They also help navigate insurance coverage and locate affirming healthcare.
  • Trans Families of Santa Cruz County has meetings for parents with transgender children of all ages from toddler to adult, as well as get-togethers for gender diverse elementary age children and their families.
  • TransYouth Family Allies (TYFA) has resources for youth, parents, educators, and other allies.
  • Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) provides introductory material as well as a review of issues, rights, and some self-help guides.
  • Trans: Thrive is a program of the San Francisco Community Health Center. Services include a Drop-in space with clothing closet, groups for non-binary, trans-masc and neurodivergent folks, a nursing clinic and drop-in counseling, among other programs.
  • The Taimon Booton Navigation Center (TBNC), managed by the San Francisco Community Health Center, offers shelter and services for transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex people.
  • SEE ALSO Billy de Frank, San Mateo Pride Center, Outlet, LGBTQ Youth Space and other resources under LGBTQ+ Support Resources.

A book list and PFLAG publications can be found under Education.

Health

PFLAG does not recommend specific providers, but you may find answers to your questions about gender affirming care using the following resources. When you inquire you will need to ask which services are currently available based on age and ask about current privacy policies.

  • The UCSF Child and Adolescent Gender Center (CAGC) offers comprehensive medical and psychological care, as well as advocacy and legal support, to transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children and adolescents, age 3 to 17. There is a clinic in San Mateo.
  • Stanford’s Pediatric and Adolescent Gender Clinic, located in Sunnyvale, serves children, adolescents, and young adults.
  • The UCSF Gender Affirming Health Program is a multi-disciplinary program for transgender and non-binary adults.
  • Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (the PP chapter for our region) offers gender affirming hormones for those 18+ and for ages 16-17 with parental consent.
  • Kaiser provides transgender care for members in Santa Clara and Redwood City , as well as in Oakland where it is called the Multi-Specialty Transitions (MST) Department.
  • The Gender Health Center associated with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center offers care, support and referrals for all ages.
  • The Gender Clinic at the Valley Homeless Healthcare Program in East San Jose provides care for people experiencing homelessness, and has medical walk-in visits on Monday mornings.
  • The Gender Affirming Care Clinic (GACC) provides outpatient behavioral health services to transgender and gender diverse folks age 5 to adult in Santa Clara County who are on Medi-Cal or uninsured. The GACC says it “strives to support folks with gender exploration and congruence, as well as cultivating gender joy.”
  • SFAF in San Francisco provides trans inclusive sexual health and gender affirming hormone services.
  • Lyon-Martin Community Health Services in San Francisco provides gender affirming care using the informed consent model.
  • Telemedicine is provided by QueerDoc
  • Maitri in San Francisco provides services to those recovering from gender-affirming surgeries, such as nursing care, social work case management, therapy, and nutritional support while they recover in a single-room occupancy room with a private bathroom. Stays are dependent upon the recovery schedule, but are typically 2-6 weeks.

Financial Aid for Gender Affirming Care

  • The TransFamily Support Services “Gender Junk” program provides gender affirming undergarments and other items at no cost.
  • Point of Pride has programs for free chest binders and femme shapewear.
  • Point of Pride also has programs to assist with gender-affirming hormones for those over 18, electrolysis (applications taken in February each year), and gender-affirming surgery (applications taken each November for surgeries after March 1 of the following year).
  • Point of Pride’s Thrive Fund offers small grants for gender-affirming services not covered by their other programs.

Legal – Name and/or Gender Marker Change

Intersex

  • interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth

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This page was last updated October 30, 2026.