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Health Resources

This page is meant to serve as a gateway for individuals seeking information and resources on issues of health relevant to the LGBT community. Information on this page should serve as a starting-off point for your individual health and well-being. For additional information and health-related resources, please check out the LGBT Center Community Resource Guide.

• Student Health Service
  Lower Level, Penn Tower (399 S. 34th St.), 215-662-2850
  Self-Identified LGBT-friendly docs at Student Health:
  Men's Health: Thomas Reda, MD and Barry Kenneally, MD
  Women's Health: Deborah Mathis, NP, Joyce McNeil, NP and Janice Asher, MD
• Office of Health Education
  3611 Locust Walk, 3rd Floor, 215-573-3525, healthed@pobox.upenn.edu
  Stress relief programs, information and resources, safer sex supplies
• The Mazzoni Center
  1201 Chestnut St., Phila. PA 19107, 215-563-0663, info@mazzonicenter.org
• Gay Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) Health Care Provider Listings
• HRC: Coming Out to Your Doctor
• 10 Things Gay Men Should Discuss with Their Health Care Providers
• 10 Things Lesbians Should Discuss with Their Health Care Providers

• LGBT Center Mentoring Program
• List of SafeZones-trained College House Staff Members
• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
  133 South 36th Street, 2nd Floor (Above Ann Taylor Loft), 215-898-7021, caps@pobox.upenn.edu
• RAP, Reach-A-Peer Helpline
  The helpline is available every night from 9pm to 2am that classes are in session. 215-573-2RAP
• Pink & Blues Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Mental Health Support and Recovery St. Luke and The Epiphany, 330 S. 13th Street, Blue Room Every Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm; Doors open at 6:30, please arrive no later tan 7:15pm Contact - Mark A. Davis, 215-627-0424, MADpride1988@yahoo.com In Crisis? Call 1-800-273-TALK
• Philadelphia Freedom Roundup - LGBT Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Meetings
• LGBT Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings: Tuesdays from 7:30pm-9pm, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St.
• LGBT Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA) meetings

• HIV Testing Sites, courtesy of QSA. For a more detailed and comprehensive list, visit the Office of Health Education's HIV Test Site listings.
  
  • Bebashi, 1217 Spring Garden St. 1st Floor, 215-769-3561
    
  • Women's Anonymous Testing Site, 1211 Chestnut St 7th Floor, 215-246-5210
    
  • The Attic, 419 S. 15th Street, 215-545-4331
    
  • Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, 3550 Market Street 4th Floor, 215-590-1154
    
  • Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Chestnut Street Center, 1144 Locust Street, 215-351-5560
    
  • Click here for the differences between Anonymous and Confidential HIV Testing.
    
• Student Health Service
  Lower Level, Penn Tower (399 S. 34th St.), 215-662-2850
  Self-Identified LGBT-friendly docs at Student Health:
  Men's Health: Thomas Reda, MD and Barry Kenneally, MD
  Women's Health: Deborah Mathis, NP, Joyce McNeil, NP and Janice Asher, MD
• Office of Health Education
  3611 Locust Walk, 3rd Floor, 215-573-3525, healthed@pobox.upenn.edu
  Safer sex supplies, On-campus testing
• The Mazzoni Center
  1201 Chestnut St., Phila. PA 19107, 215-563-0663, info@mazzonicenter.org
  The Mazzoni Center offers free and anonymous HIV testing and counseling services at their main location, as well as at the satellite testing location at Washington West Project, and various off-site locations throughout Philadelphia.

• The William Way Community Center
  1315 Spruce St., Phila. PA 19107, 215-732-2220, firstrep@waygay.org
  
  • There is a Trans Programming Committee that develops programs of interest to the transgender community. Programs include a Gender Bender Ball, support groups, educational activities, and more.
  • WeXist: Friendly, non-political support group for transmen, female-to-male transexuals (FTM), and anyone who was assigned female at birth with gender identity issues or questions. The group meets from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on the second Friday of every month. The first hour is open to FFAs (Significant Others, Friends, Family and Allies), the second hour is closed to those who self-identify somewhere on the transmasculine spectrum. Visit wexist.org or call Marcus at 215-546-6496 for more information.
• Transgender Health Action Coalition
  Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St., 4th Floor, Phila. PA 19107, thac@critpath.org
  24-hour Hotline, 215-732-1207: peer counselors take calls live on Sundays 3pm-6pm, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 6pm-9pm; voicemail available at all other times
  
  • Trans World Allies: A support group for anyone on the transgender continuum. Meets from 2pm to 4pm on the first Saturday of the month.
  • PTSSG: A support group for male-to-female transsexuals and intersexed individuals. Meets from 4pm to 6pm on the first and third Saturday of the month.
  • We Transition Too: Support group for partners of gender-variant people; meets from 2pm to 4pm the first Saturday of the month.
  • Passages: Peer-facilitated confidential support group for transgender, transsexual, femme queen and gender-questioning adults of all ages and ethnicities; meets from 6pm to 8pm Wednesdays at William Way Community Center at 1315 Spruce St, 215-981-3351.
  • Youth in Transition: A Support Group for Transgender and Gender Questioning Youth. Youth in Transition offers group support for transgender, transsexual, and gender questioning individuals ages 12-23. The group meets every Tuesday from 7:30pm-9pm. The second Tuesday of the month is an open meeting. The Attic Youth Center, 419 S. 15th Street, Phila. PA 19146. For more information, call Action Aids Transgender Outreach: 215-981-3351 or The Attic Youth Center: 215-545-4331.
• The Mazzoni Center
  1201 Chestnut St., Phila. PA 19107, 215-563-0663, info@mazzonicenter.org
  
  • Transgender Services: Regardless of gender identity or gender expression, Mazzoni Center provides compassionate and non-judgmental medical care to Philadelphia s wonderfully diverse transgender community. We are especially proud of our ability to provide this care and continually seek feedback from the community.
  • Services include: primary care, hormone therapy and monitoring, supportive counseling and referrals as needed. While we do not provide hormones on site, we have researched various methods for patients to obtain affordable hormonal therapies that meet their special needs. Our LGBTQ health specialist is available for all patients who need help navigating the health care system or who are looking for additional support.
  • Mazzoni Center Information on Transgender Health Issues
• Trans-Health Information Project
  Prevention Point Philadelphia, 166 Lehigh Ave., Phila. PA 19133, 215-634-5272
  The Trans-Health Information Project (TIP) is a comprehensive HIV prevention and health education project designed by and for transgendered, transsexual, and gender-variant people in Philadelphia. TIP puts accurate information about safer sex and safer injection techniques into the hands of trans people in order to encourage less risky behaviors and to foster advocacy on our own behalf regarding our healthcare needs.
  For more information, contact Rick, the TIP Program Coordinator.
• Choice Consulting's Guide for Selecting a Therapist
• 10 Things Transgender Persons Should Discuss with Their Health Care Providers