Trans Resource Navigator

Local help in Portland

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The Portland area has Oregon's largest cluster of trans services: the OHSU Transgender Health Program, LGBTQ+ focused clinics like Prism Health, community health centers, and the Q Center. Name and sex change petitions for Multnomah County residents are filed at the Multnomah County Circuit Court downtown; a sex change petition can be filed in any Oregon county.

Covers: Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties

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. Insurance and paying for care
  7. Sources

Where to file a name change

Court
Multnomah County Circuit Court[1][2][3]
Filing fee
$124
Free help with forms
Court self-help center

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Filing tips for this courtMain courthouse at 1200 SW 1st Ave, Portland, OR 97204. Use the statewide Name and Sex Change packet. Washington County (Hillsboro) and…

Main courthouse at 1200 SW 1st Ave, Portland, OR 97204. Use the statewide Name and Sex Change packet. Washington County (Hillsboro) and Clackamas County (Oregon City) residents file a name-only change in their own county's circuit court.

Name change and ID help 3

  • Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Portland Regional Office[4][5]

    Free civil legal help for low-income residents of the Portland area. Start at oregonlawhelp.org to find the office and intake line for your county.

    • Free
    • Unverified

  • Q Center[7]

    LGBTQIA2S+ community center with peer-led support groups (including a queer and trans masc group), resource navigation, a food pantry, a gender-affirming clothing closet, and the Marsha P. Johnson Community Fund for Black and Indigenous trans people.

    • Free
    503-234-78374115 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217

  • Basic Rights Oregon[14]

    Statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy group based in Portland; resource navigation and referral lists for health care, legal help, housing, and support groups.

    • Free
    503-222-6151

Hormones and primary care 4

  • OHSU Transgender Health Program[8]

    Coordinates hormone therapy, primary care, surgery, voice therapy, and hair removal across OHSU clinics, plus the Doernbecher Gender Clinic for youth. Free navigation help. Call 503-494-7970.

    • Insurance
    • Accepts Medicaid
    503-494-7970

  • Prism Health[9][11]

    LGBTQ+ focused primary care, gender-affirming care, PrEP and HIV care, behavioral health, and pharmacy, run by CAP Northwest. Serves patients regardless of ability to pay. Belmont clinic at 2236 SE Belmont St; also 15 N Morris St.

    • Sliding scale
    • Accepts Medicaid
    • Sees uninsured patients
    503-445-76992236 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214

  • Outside In[12]

    Community health center with clinics downtown and in East Portland; offers primary care and clinically indicated hormone therapy. Call 503-535-3800.

    • Sliding scale
    • Accepts Medicaid
    • Community reported
    503-535-3800

  • Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette[13]

    Gender-affirming hormone therapy, PrEP, and STI testing at Portland-area health centers and by telehealth. Confirm minimum age when booking.

    • Sliding scale
    • Telehealth
    • Accepts Medicaid
    • Unverified

Sexual health, PrEP, and testing 1

  • CAP Northwest (formerly Cascade AIDS Project)[11][10]

    HIV and STI testing, PrEP and PEP navigation, health insurance enrollment help, housing services, and support groups for LGBTQ+ people and people affected by HIV. PrEP navigators help uninsured people find payment assistance (prep@capnw.org).

    • Free
    503-223-5907520 NW Davis St, Suite 215, Portland, OR 97209

Mental health and support 1

Insurance and paying for care 1

  • Oregon Law Center, Portland Regional Office[6]

    Free legal help for low-income people with housing, employment, consumer, and public benefits problems (including OHP denials). Does not handle family law. Most cases come by referral from Legal Aid Services of Oregon. 621 SW Morrison St, Suite 1450.

    • Free
    1-800-672-4919621 SW Morrison St, Suite 1450, Portland, OR 97205

Sources

15 sources. Numbers in the text, like [1], point here.Show all
  1. Multnomah County Circuit CourtOregon Judicial Department, Court. accessed
  2. Name and Sex Change (Adult) Packet, revised July 2026Oregon Judicial Department, Form. accessed
  3. ORS 21.145, Simple proceeding filing fee ($124)Oregon State Legislature, Law. accessed
  4. Portland Regional OfficeLegal Aid Services of Oregon, Organization. accessed
  5. Oregon Law HelpOrganization. accessed
  6. Portland Regional OfficeOregon Law Center, Organization. accessed
    “The office does not handle family law matters.”
  7. Q CenterOrganization. accessed
  8. Transgender Health ProgramOHSU, Organization. accessed
  9. Prism HealthCAP Northwest, Organization. accessed
  10. PrEP at Prism HealthCAP Northwest, Organization. accessed
  11. CAP NorthwestOrganization. accessed
  12. Outside InOrganization. accessed
  13. Planned Parenthood Columbia WillametteOrganization. accessed
  14. LGBTQ+ resourcesBasic Rights Oregon, Organization. accessed
  15. Trans LifelineOrganization. accessed