Gender Affirming Care and Resources
Accessing Health Care Services
The Student Health Service recognizes that navigating the system and accessing gender-affirming care may present challenges. The Health Service continues to try to grow and expand to offer the care and support our transgender and gender non-conforming patients need.
For more information about gender-affirming care offered at the Student Health Service, please call the office at 847.491.8100 and ask for an appointment with Dr. Ari Epstein (starting February 2024). You can also reach out to Caitlin Nagy, RN Operations Coordinator (caitlin.nagy@nm.org) and Joey Harmon, Practice Manager (johanna.harmon@nm.org).
Informational Resources
American Civil Liberties UnionHuman Rights Campaign
Lambda Legal
National Center for Transgender Equality
Planned Parenthood
Healthcare/Community Resources
Brave Space Alliance2747 West 79th Street
Chicago IL 60652
- Healthy cooking and eating initiatives
- Resource advocacy: education, employment services, community organizing
- Community groups and programming
Broadway Youth Center
4009 N Broadway
Chicago IL 60613
- Primary Care
- Hormone therapy
- STI, HIV, and pregnancy testing
- Insurance assistance
- Resource advocacy: ID replacement, housing referrals, employment services
- Tutoring
- Community groups and programming
Center on Halsted
3656 N Halsted St
Chicago IL 60613
- Community groups and programming
Chicago House - Translife Care
1925 N Clybourn
Chicago IL 60614
- Resource advocacy: medical providers, housing referrals, legal services, employment services
- Community groups and programming
Chicago Women’s Health Center
1025 W Sunnyside, Suite 201
Chicago IL 60640
- Primary Care
- Hormone therapy
- Gynecological services
- Alternative Insemination
- Acupuncture and massage
Howard Brown Health
Multiple Locations
Chicago IL
- Primary Care
- Hormone therapy
- STI and HIV medical care
- Gynecological services
Planned Parenthood
Multiple Locations
- Hormone therapy
- STI and HIV medical care
- Abortion services
- Reproductive cancer screenings
Northwestern Medicine Gender Pathways Program
1333 West Belmont, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60657
- Lakeview Primary and Specialty Care
Dr. Roseanne Vasiloff, Dr. Paul Ravenna, and Dr. Katherine Tatz