I am a male who has always felt female and wants to be female i am looking for a doctor or therapist that will start me on hormones to do so if at all possible in the Columbus area recommendations would be great

I am curious to know if anyone here has had health insurance through Kaiser Permanente and has any good/bad opinions on it. My work offers KP and Medical Mutual and I am not sure which is the better choice, but the KP seems pretty nice. I haven't got the nerve up to call the Akron/Canton area offices to see if they cover HRT or anything, but I am ( Read more... )

For FTMs in the Northeast Ohio area: Have any of you had any luck finding physicians at the Cleveland Clinic who work with transgender patients ( Read more... )

TransOhio has launched a first of its kind needs assessment for the Ohio Transgender community. The needs assessment will serve as a snapshot of the Ohio Transgender community, including those individuals who were born in Ohio, but now reside elsewhere.

"It's difficult to provide accurate information to agencies about the Transgender community in ( Read more... )

The Joint Commission, which requires hospitals to meet specific criteria in order to receive accreditation, is investigating the healthcare experiences of LGBTQ individuals in order to improve the quality of care we receive. If you have an experience to share or know of someone who might or just think you might know someone for whom this is ( Read more... )

Hi! Just found this group today so I decided I'd introduce myself. The name's Tony, and I'm a 27 year old transguy living in Kent, OH with my girlfriend and our pets. I'd love to meet others in the area since I don't know any other transguys.

Nice to meet you all!

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Something I've been curious about, but haven't seen addressed specifically, is the issue of having the sex marker in Dr's offices/medical systems still listed as female ( Read more... )

Hey everyone ( Read more... )

cross posted to _ftm_, ftm, and transgender

Have any of you seen Meral Crane in Columbus, OH for counseling? I am going to see her soon with the intent of getting a T letter, but I've heard mixed reviews, so I'd appreciate hearing your experiences, good or bad.