Trans Resource Navigator

Local help in New York City

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New York City has some of the country's deepest trans services: a $65 Civil Court name and sex designation change you can file in any borough, free legal help, public hospital Pride Health Centers, LGBTQ community health centers, and free or low-cost sexual health clinics. People born in the five boroughs update their birth certificates with NYC Health, not New York State.

Covers: The five boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island)

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
Civil Court of the City of New York[1][2][3]
Filing fee
$65
Free help with forms
Court self-help center

Can’t afford the fee? How fee waivers work in New York

File in any borough's Civil Court (or Supreme Court for $210). SRLP recommends Manhattan, 111 Centre Street, Room 118. Tell the clerk before filing if you want the records sealed.

Name change and ID help 2

Hormones and primary care 4

  • Callen-Lorde Community Health Center[5]

    LGBTQ health center with hormone therapy, primary care, sexual health, and a youth program (HOTT). Chelsea 212-271-7200, Brooklyn 718-215-1818, Bronx 718-215-1800 (same-day appointments may be available in the Bronx).

    • Sliding scale
    • Accepts Medicaid
    212-271-7200356 West 18th St, New York, NY 10011

  • NYC Health + Hospitals, Pride Health Centers[6]

    Hormone therapy, surgical referrals, PrEP/PEP, and behavioral health at eight public hospitals; surgery at Elmhurst and Metropolitan. Serves everyone regardless of ability to pay. 1-844-692-4692, lgbtq@nychhc.org.

    • Sliding scale
    • Accepts Medicaid
    • Sees uninsured patients
    1-844-692-4692

  • NYC Care[7]

    Low- and no-cost care at NYC Health + Hospitals for New Yorkers who do not qualify for or cannot afford insurance. 1-646-692-2273.

    • Low cost
    • Sees uninsured patients
    1-646-692-2273

  • Destination Tomorrow[10]

    Bronx LGBTQ+ center with housing help, youth services, career readiness, and health programs. Walk-in Monday to Friday, 10 am to 6 pm. 646-723-3325.

    • Free
    646-723-3325452 E 149th St, 3rd Floor, Bronx, NY 10455

Sexual health, PrEP, and testing 1

  • NYC Health Department Sexual Health Clinics[8]

    Six walk-in clinics (Morrisania, Jamaica, Corona, Fort Greene, Chelsea, Central Harlem) for HIV/STI testing and treatment, PrEP, PEP, and doxy-PEP. Ages 12 and up, no parental consent, any immigration status; free for minors and sliding scale for adults. Hotline 347-396-7959.

    • Sliding scale
    • Sees uninsured patients
    347-396-7959

Mental health and support 2

Sources

11 sources. Numbers in the text, like [1], point here.Show all
  1. NYC Civil Court, Name and/or Sex Designation ChangeNew York State Unified Court System, Court. accessed
    “It costs $65.00 to change a name and/or sex designation in Civil Court.”
  2. Civil Rights Law § 60New York State Senate, Law. accessed
  3. How to legally change your name in New York City (updated June 2023)Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Organization. accessed
  4. LGBTQ LawNew York Legal Assistance Group, Organization. accessed
  5. Transgender healthCallen-Lorde Community Health Center, Organization. accessed
  6. LGBTQ+ health care services, Pride Health CentersNYC Health + Hospitals, Official page. accessed
  7. NYC CareNYC Health + Hospitals, Official page. accessed
  8. Sexual Health ClinicsNYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Official page. accessed
    “Anyone who is 12 or older can receive services at any clinic, regardless of immigration status. Parental consent is not necessary.”
  9. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community CenterOrganization. accessed
  10. Destination TomorrowOrganization. accessed
  11. Trans LifelineOrganization. accessed