Ritual for calling people of all genders to participate in the Torah service.

Parents of transgender and gender-expansive children often find themselves advocating for their children in private, one-on-one settings — from speaking to another parent about playdates and sleepovers, to discussing with a pediatrician the importance of inclusive intake forms, to working with a
child’s school to create inclusive policies. However, some parents may find themselves advocating publicly out of choice or necessity.

Transgender rights have emerged as a central feature in the discourse on LGBT rights in many countries; however, little is known about public support for such rights around the globe. This report presents findings from a ground-breaking survey of 17,105 adults across 23 countries about their attitudes towards transgender people and transgender rights.

Introducing THInC, Howard Brown Health Center’s program to empower and support trans clients who wish to access hormones.

Listing of informed consent providers by US geographic region.

Why take Hormones?
Some people take hormones when they feel that their body does not match the way they experience their gender.
A medical provider can then give them hormones that their body doesn’t make and/or they get medicine that blocks
the hormones that their body does make. Taking hormones changes your body (sometimes permanently) and can
affect your emotions, thinking and behavior. People who want to feminize their bodies may take estrogen and/or
spironolactone (which blocks testosterone). People who want to masculinize their bodies may receive testosterone.
What is THInC?
THInC is an abbreviation for Transgender Hormone Informed Consent. This is Howard Brown Health Center’s name
for the process that helps us provide you with comprehensive information about hormones and ensures that you
have informed consent.

The use of hormone therapy for gender transition/affirmation is based on many years of experience treating trans persons.
Research on hormone therapy is providing us with more and more information on the safety and efficacy of hormone therapy,
but all of the long-term consequences and effects of hormone therapy may not be fully understood.

Fenway Health is a community health center that provides primary medical care, mental health care and addictions
treatment, along with complementary services such as acupuncture, massage, optometry, dental care, nutrition
counseling, and chiropractic care. The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the wellbeing of the lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender communities and all people in our neighborhood and beyond. As part of that larger
mission, the Transgender Health Program (THP) seeks to promote and support knowledgeable and comprehensive
care to transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) persons in an environment that is comfortable, safe,
and affirming.