Forms, community, and support you can use right now, whether or not we ever work together.
If you need support right now
Trans Lifeline
Peer support hotline run by and for trans people. They also have a resources library including guides and other directories.
1-877-565-8860 translifeline.orgThe Trevor Project
Crisis support for LGBTQ+ young people, 24/7. Chat, text, and phone options There is also the TrevorSpace support forum.
1-866-488-7386 thetrevorproject.org/get-help/Name and gender changes
Name change petitions go through your local probate court in Connecticut. Depending on your income, you may qualify for a fee waiver.
- Name change instructions
- Find your local probate court
- Fee waiver application, form PC 184
- Trans ID Project — free monthly legal help updating your passport, Social Security card, license, and birth certificate
- Change name on CT license/ID
- Gender marker change, search for form B385
Support groups and community
Affirming spaces across Connecticut and beyond, for every age.
- Trans Haven — New Haven, run entirely by and for trans people; groups, social events, and free ID change clinics
- Triangle Community Center — Norwalk; support groups, a gender-affirming closet, recovery meetings, and care coordination
- Q Plus — groups and events for queer youth and young adults, plus caregiver support
- PFLAG Hartford — in-person and virtual groups for people exploring LGBTQ+ identities and for their loved ones
- Hartford HealthCare Center for Gender Health — a free monthly LGBTQ+ group and a weekly identity group for ages 20 to 30
- New Haven Pride Center affinity spaces
- ALEX, Inc. — Guilford; groups by age for LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent people and their families
- Growth Therapy support groups (CT)
Gender-affirming healthcare
Connecticut providers offering primary care, hormone therapy, and related services.
- Anchor Health — Hamden and Stamford; primary care, gender-affirming medicine, psychiatry, and pharmacy
- Circle Care Center — Norwalk and Glastonbury; primary care, therapy, and help updating documents (18+)
- Middlesex Health Center for Gender Medicine and Wellness — hormone therapy, surgery, voice therapy, and free online gender discussion groups
- UConn Health Transgender Medicine — Farmington; hormone therapy, surgery, and voice therapy (18+)
- Planned Parenthood — hormone therapy and transition support; call your local center to confirm what it offers
- Shoreline Family Health Care — primary care and mental health in Branford, part of Fair Haven Community Health Care
Beyond Connecticut
National organizations worth knowing about.
- PFLAG chapter finder
- PFLAG national glossary
- Gender Spectrum — support for gender-expansive children, teens, and their families
- LGBTQ+ elder healthcare guide