Trans Resource Navigator

Local help in Baltimore

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Baltimore has Maryland's largest cluster of trans services: FreeState Justice and Trans Maryland for free name and gender marker help, Planned Parenthood's downtown health center for informed-consent hormones, the city's free or sliding-scale sexual health clinics, and community organizations led by trans people. Name change petitions from city residents are filed at the Circuit Court for Baltimore City; Baltimore County residents file in Towson.

Covers: Baltimore City and Baltimore County

Draft list from organizations' own websites, 2026-09-24. Call ahead: hours and services change.

On this page
  1. Where to file
  2. Name change and ID help
  3. Hormones and primary care
  4. Sexual health, PrEP, and testing
  5. Mental health and support
  6. Sources

Where to file a name change

Court
Circuit Court for Baltimore City (Family Division, Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. and Cummings Courthouses)[1][2][3]
Filing fee
$165
Free help with forms
Court self-help center

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Filing tips for this courtFile at the Family Clerk's Office, Cummings Courthouse, 111 N. Calvert Street, Room 109 (phone 410-396-5188, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). The…

File at the Family Clerk's Office, Cummings Courthouse, 111 N. Calvert Street, Room 109 (phone 410-396-5188, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). The free Self-Represented Litigant Project, staffed by two attorneys, helps with forms for simple family matters, including name changes: morning sign-up is in person starting 8:30 a.m. (arrive early; it fills fast), with limited afternoon appointments. The Harry A. Cole Court Help Center in the Mitchell Courthouse (100 N. Calvert St., Room 618) offers computers and live chat with an attorney. Baltimore County residents file at the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Towson, which has its own self-help and Access to Justice Resource Center.

Name change and ID help 2

  • FreeState Justice[4]

    Free legal services for low-income LGBTQ+ Marylanders, including name changes and judicial declarations of gender identity for adults and minors, and help with health care and insurance discrimination. Legal intake 443-977-4254.

    • Free
    443-977-42542601 N Howard Street, Suite 120, Baltimore, MD 21218

  • Trans Maryland, Name Change Program, clinics, and support groups[5][6]

    Trans-led program that pre-fills your court forms, covers costs for adults who cannot afford them, and walks you through court, SSA, and MVA. Holds free document clinics with partners including Baltimore County Circuit Court's Access to Justice Resource Center and Baltimore congregations, and runs weekly T4T online support groups.

    • Free

Hormones and primary care 2

  • Planned Parenthood of Maryland, Baltimore Health Center[7][8]

    Informed-consent hormone therapy for ages 16 and up (parent or guardian consent under 18), in person or by telehealth, plus STI and HIV testing and birth control. Self-pay $200 first visit and $160 follow-ups; accepts Maryland Medicaid. Also health centers in Towson and Owings Mills.

    • Insurance
    • Telehealth
    • Accepts Medicaid
    • Sees uninsured patients
    410-576-1414330 N. Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

  • Chase Brexton Health Care, Baltimore[9][10][11]

    Community health center with a long LGBTQ care history. Sliding fee scale, a walk-in sexual health clinic (STI testing, PrEP, PEP, birth control; call ext. 4300), and mental health care (ext. 8800). Ask whether gender-affirming hormone therapy is available.

    • Sliding scale
    • Sees uninsured patients
    410-837-20501111 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

Sexual health, PrEP, and testing 4

  • Baltimore City Health Department, Druid Sexual Health and Wellness Clinic[12]

    HIV and STI testing, PrEP and PEP. Walk-ins available Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bills insurance; Medicaid has no copay; uninsured patients are seen with a sliding-scale discount.

    • Sliding scale
    • Accepts Medicaid
    • Sees uninsured patients
    443-984-39531501 W. Saratoga St., Baltimore, MD 21223

  • Baltimore City Health Department, Eastern Sexual Health and Wellness Clinic[12]

    HIV and STI testing, PrEP and PEP. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last appointment 4:30). Same billing rules as the Druid clinic.

    • Sliding scale
    • Accepts Medicaid
    • Sees uninsured patients
    410-396-94101200 E. Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21202

  • Pride Center of Maryland[13]

    Baltimore LGBTQ+ community center with free programs for youth, adults, veterans, and seniors, confidential HIV/STI testing, PrEP/PEP referrals, and case management.

    • Free
    844-774-33632418 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

  • Baltimore Safe Haven[14]

    Black-led, community-rooted wellness center founded in 2018 from lived experience of housing instability. Emergency and supportive housing, HIV prevention and PrEP linkage, mental health and peer support, drop-in center, and legal navigation. Call 443-869-6867.

    • Free
    443-869-6867814 N. Collington Ave., Baltimore, MD

Mental health and support 1

Sources

15 sources. Numbers in the text, like [1], point here.Show all
  1. Self-Represented Litigant ProjectCircuit Court for Baltimore City, Court. accessed
    “Two licensed, full-time attorneys staff the Project. The Project is designed to assist individuals with SIMPLE family law matters.”
  2. Circuit Court for Baltimore CityCircuit Court for Baltimore City, Court. accessed
  3. Summary of Charges, Costs, and Fees of the Clerks of the Circuit Court (effective September 2, 2026)Maryland Judiciary, Official page. accessed
  4. Name and Gender Change ProgramTrans Maryland, Organization. accessed
  5. Trans Maryland Document Assistance ClinicsTrans Maryland, Organization. accessed
  6. Gender Affirming CarePlanned Parenthood of Maryland, Organization. accessed
  7. Planned Parenthood of Maryland health centersPlanned Parenthood of Maryland, Organization. accessed
  8. Baltimore locationChase Brexton Health Care, Organization. accessed
  9. Sexual Health ClinicChase Brexton Health Care, Organization. accessed
  10. Costs, coverage, and insuranceChase Brexton Health Care, Organization. accessed
    “For insured and uninsured patients who have a limited household income, the sliding fee scale may help.”
  11. Sexual Health and Wellness ClinicsBaltimore City Health Department, Official page. accessed
    “Patients without insurance will be able receive services. We will not turn people away due to lack of insurance or ability to pay for services.”
  12. Pride Center of MarylandOrganization. accessed
  13. Baltimore Safe HavenOrganization. accessed
  14. Trans LifelineOrganization. accessed