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Check out this link: 
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

Some our favorite videos to share:
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More at: Advocate Video’s facebook page

***RESOURCES on our Resources Page, ARE ALSO FOR TRANS YOUTH!***

TRANSGENDER & FAMILY RESOURCES

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Local:

   PFLAG – Greeley (families, friends and allies)
   PFLAG – Fort Collins (families, friends and allies)
   Eclectic of Northern Colorado
   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)

   Dr. Doft – Windsor
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Minor Name Change Flowchart from the Colorado Name Change Project (click to enlarge)
   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:
US Passport:
Colorado Birth Certificate – Gender Change and/or Name Change:
  • Colorado Birth Certificate Gender Marker Information
  •  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)
  • 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:
Colorado Driver License – Gender Change:
Updating School Records – Gender and Name Changes