Idenitity affirming care

What is a person's identity? 

Identity can take many forms for an introductory guide to terminology: https://www.hrc.org/resources/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-terminology-and-definitions

Source: https://www.hrc.org/resources

What is identity affirming care?

Identity affirming care is medical care dedicated to supporting someone along the path, or in the maintenance of, aligning how they feel internally with how they express themselves 

Klinic - Medical Centre

167 Sherbrook Street
Winnipeg MB R3C 2B7
Phone: (204) 784-4090

E-Mail: klinic@klinic.mb.ca

Website: http://klinic.mb.ca/about-klinic/

Klinic Partner Organizations: http://klinic.mb.ca/health-care/off-site-services-partnerships/

Manitoba Based TransHealth Information for Patients: http://klinic.mb.ca/health-care/transgender-health-klinic/community-members/

Source: http://klinic.mb.ca

Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community. 

https://translifeline.org/hotline/

Source: https://translifeline.org

Primary Care Toolkit:

http://www.phsa.ca/transcarebc/Documents/HealthProf/Primary-Care-Toolkit.pdf

Source: http://www.phsa.ca/transcarebc/ 

Webinars/Publications/Learning Modules: 

https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/resources/

Source: https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org

Manitoba Based TransHealth Information for Providers: http://klinic.mb.ca/health-care/transgender-health-klinic/health-care-providers/

Source: http://klinic.mb.ca

You may have heard the term ally before, excellent, now what does it mean to be an ally?

https://guidetoallyship.com

Source: https://guidetoallyship.com

- Two Spirit information/resources

- Binary vs Spectrum understandings of identity