General Information

• Center of Excellence for Transgender Health – this site has links to many fact sheets, reports, and research on transgender health
• HIV Among Transgender People (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Care of the HIV-infected Transgender Patient (New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute)
• Transgender People and HIV (July 2015, World Health Organization)
• TransCEND (Transgender Care and Education Needs Diversity) – web page describing the TransCEND program at the AIDS Action Committee
• Top Ten Things Transgender Persons Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Providers (Gay and Lesbian Medical Association)
• What are male-to-female transgender persons’ (MtF) HIV prevention needs? (UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies) and Spanish version
• What are transgender men’s HIV prevention needs? (Center for AIDS Prevention Studies)
• The Needs and Rights of Trans Sex Workers (Global Network of Sex Work Projects)
• Transgender Health and Human Rights (U.N. Development Program)
• Trans Populations and HIV: Time to Ed the Neglect (The Foundation for AIDS Research – amfAR)
• Native Gay Men and Two Spirit People and HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis Programs and Services (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors)
• Trans-Health – health and fitness website for transgender persons

Materials from the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health

• 2015 National Transgender Health Summit (includes presentation slides)
• 2013 National Transgender Health Summit (includes presentation slides)
• Transgender Issues in HIV (reprint from HIV Specialist)
• Eight Best Practices for HIV Prevention among Trans People
• Primary Care Protocol for Transgender Patient Care
• Counting Trans Populations
• Recommendations for Inclusive Data Collection of Trans People in HIV Prevention, Care and Services
• Assessing Progress, Advancing Excellence: Serving Transgender People in California

Selected Articles and Other Materials

• Ensuring Access to Medi-Cal Services for Transgender Beneficiaries.  (October 2016, Project Inform)
• Rapid Response Fund aims to maintain HIV service access for sexual minorities.  (October 2016, Science Speaks; related coverage at TheBodyPro)
• New York clinic outlines how to improve uptake of PrEP by transgender people.  (September 2016, AIDSmap)
• 6 easy ways to affirm transgender and non-binary people.  (August 2016, Beta Blog)
• NASTAD’s Transgender Health Issue Brief: Ensuring Equitable Access to Gender-Affirming Care and Treatment.  (August 2016, NASTAD Blog)
• No More Lip Service: A Demand for PrEP Access from the Transgender Community.  (July 2016, Global Forum on MSM and HIV)
• Reducing stigma against gender and sexual minorities, a one-day training makes a difference.  (July 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
• Focusing on the Legal, Social and Policy Barriers to HIV Services for Key Populations.  (July 2016, Global Forum on MSM and HIV)
• Most young MSM and transgender women, including those with HIV, would benefit from HPV vaccination.  (July 2016, AIDSmap)
• New Sex-positive Videos Showcase Transgender Health Issues.  (June 2016, Beta Blog)
• Review shows significant research gaps in transgender health.  (June 2016, Healio)
• World Health Organization Set to Change the Way Doctors Treat Transgender People.  (June 2016, Poz)
• HLM 2016 AIDS: PEPFAR directs $100 million to reach gay men and other men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, people who inject drugs, and prisoners.  (June 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
• Project Inform and Outshine NW launch new PrEP awareness videos for transgender community.  (May 2016, Project Inform)
• 3 New Studies to Provide and Evaluate PrEP Among Trans People. (April 2016, Poz)
• New Federal Actions to Address HIV in the Transgender Community.  (April 2016, blog.AIDS.gov)
• The White House: Our Commitment to Improving Outcomes in the Transgender Community.  (April 2016, blog.AIDS.gov)
• Riding the Waves in Uncharted Waters: Excitement and Hope for Transmasculine People in HIV Research.  (April 2016, Beta Blog)
• Videos by Black Transgender Women Living with HIV in the South.  (April 2016, Poz)
• What the Positively Trans Survey Results Teach Us.  (April 2016, Poz)
• Groundbreaking Research Provides Insight into Lives of Transgender People Living with HIV/AIDS.  (March 2016, Transgender Law Center)
• Transgender people are at high risk for HIV, but too little is known about prevention and treatment for this population.  (March 2016, AIDSmap)
• Transgender People Left Behind in the Fight Against HIV.  (March 2016, HIV Treatment Bulletin)
• Substantial HIV burden in transgender populations.  (February 2016, Healio)
• PrEP Educational Resources for Transgender People Launch January 22.  (January 2016, Project Inform)
• PrEP Works if You Take It for Trans Women Too.  (November 2015, Poz)
• Truvada PrEP appears to work for transgender women, but only if used consistently.  (November 2015, AIDSmap)
• The Role of PrEP for Transgender Women in Peru.  (October 2015, TheBodyPro)
• Bone Density Drops About 1% in HIV-Negative MSM and Transgender Women on PrEP.  (September 2015, TheBodyPro.
• Where Do I Fit In? PrEP and Transgender Men.  (August 2015, Beta Blog)
• Unmet basic needs may be related to poor rates of durable viral suppression among transgender women with HIV.  (July 2015, AIDSmap)
• Trans Women Less Likely to Have HIV Under Control.  (June 2015, Poz)
• Why I Started #WeAreAllWomen, an Advocacy Movement by and for Transgender and Non-Trans Women.  (March 2015, TheBody)
• AIDS 2014 Recap: Meeting the Needs of Transgender Women.  (August 2014, Beta Blog)
• HIV and Transgender Issues at AIDS 2014.  (August 2014, HIV Treatment Bulletin)
• Transgender Services and Clinics: Interviews at AIDS 2014 With JoAnne Keatley and Beatriz Grinsztejn.  (August 2014, HIV Treatment Bulletin)
• Communicating Out of Isolation: HIV and Harnessing Communication Technology Among Gay Men, Men Who Have Sex with Men, and Trans Persons. (July 2014, Health Policy Project)
• Addressing the Sexual Health and HIV Prevention Needs of Same-Sex Attracted Transgender Men.  (July 2014, TheBodyPro)
• Gay Men, MSM and Transgender Pre-Conference Kicks Off in Melbourne.  (July 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
• Men who have sex with men and transgender women have risks and resilience.  (July 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
• Transgender health: The right to be as healthy as who you are.  (July/August 2013, Positively Aware)
• Transgender People With HIV Are Doing Better in Care.  (June 2013, Poz)
• Meta-analysis shows the massive global burden of HIV among transgender women.  (March 2013, AIDSmap)
• Turning the Tide of HIV for MSM, Sex Workers, and Trans People. (July 2012, Poz)
• Research on Gay Men and Transgender People You WON’T See at AIDS 2012. (July 2012, Global Forum on MSM & HIV)