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Resources for Transgender Students
created by a Fort Collins SPLASH Ambassador!
Transvivor is a Colorado-based resource for all-things-Transgender, great for allies too!
Also check out the new Fort Collins Transgender Resources & Support Facebook Page
Minor Name Change Flowchart from the
Colorado Name Change Project
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Some our favorite videos to share:
Advocate Video’s facebook page
***RESOURCES on our Resources Page, ARE ALSO FOR TRANS YOUTH!***
TRANSGENDER & FAMILY RESOURCES
Click on titles/names below to open links in a new window
Local:
PFLAG – Greeley (families, friends and allies)
PFLAG – Fort Collins (families, friends and allies)
Eclectic of Northern Colorado
YouthSeen
Transvivor (an awesome resource for both CISgender and Transgender folks)
TYES – of Colorado (Trans-Youth Education & Support)
One Colorado – Health, Education, Advocacy
Affirming Churches List
Colorado Name Change Project <18 specific page
Mental Health Providers:
(when contacting counseling centers, be sure to mention LGBTQ+ topics when booking your
initial appointment, so you can be routed with a knowledgeable therapist from the start)
Deep Light Counseling – Loveland and surrounding
Boardwalk Therapy Center, specifically Lauren Lessner – Fort Collins
Kaitlin Jones Therapy – Fort Collins
Entwine Therapy – Fort Collins
Peace of Mind Counseling – Greeley
Heart Centered Counseling – Greeley, Loveland, Fort Collins
Queer* – Longmont, Boulder, Denver, AND offers virtual therapy! Accepts Medicaid
Medical Options: (most submitted by personal referrals)
Emma Richardson – CSU, Fort Collins
Dr. Doft – Windsor
Dr. Steves – Fort Collins
Dr. Serniak – Fort Collins
Trans specific funding opportunities:
Transformative Freedom Fund
Point of Pride
Genderbands
CK Life Surgery Fund
Jim Collins Foundation
National:
GC2B Transitioning Apparel (binders, etc)
TransEqaulity
TransStudent
Trans Youth Equality Foundation
Human Rights Campaign
Lambda Legal
Gender Spectrum
Transgender Law Center
Please note, that with recent changes in the political climate, it may be beneficial for youth to have these sometimes tough conversations with their parents or guardians. The links provided are basic information and are not suggestions of what should be done, simply links to where families may find further information. These links are not all applicable to youth but are provided as a general resource for all transgender individuals.
Changing Your ID Documents (updated 12/15/17)
Great new site: The Name Change Project
Social Security:
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Social Security – Gender Change Instructions & Forms
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Social Security Gender Change Q& A and sample physicians letter
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An improved Sample Physician Letter for SS and Passport (or in editing add DOB – as SSA requires, and add physicians Address and Phone Number – as required for Passport)
US Passport:
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US Passport Gender Marker Change Instructions & Forms
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An improved Sample Physician Letter for SS and Passport (or in editing add DOB – as SSA requires, and add physicians Address and Phone Number – as required for Passport)
Colorado Birth Certificate – Gender Change and/or Name Change:
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Colorado Birth Certificate Gender Marker Information
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For Gender Change be sure to include a Court Order – links to forms on above site (Note: Colorado State Law CRS 25-2-115 requires Changed Birth Certificates to be marked “amended” and apparently requires a name change along with a court order of gender change to amend the gender)
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For Both Name and Gender Change be sure to include Birth Certificate Correction Form, links included on above site
Other States Birth Certificates: (and Military/Veterans, Immigration, Selective Service)
Colorado Name Change:
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Colorado Court Ordered Name Change See CO State Law CRS 13-15-101
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Colorado Court Motion JDF 76
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Colorado Court Order JDF 77
Colorado Driver License – Gender Change:
Updating School Records – Gender and Name Changes
USCIS Transgender policy and physician letter required content