Gender Support Services
University Counseling Services (UCS) offers a variety of specialized services to support the needs and experiences of transgender and gender-expansive students. If you are experiencing gender dysphoria, are seeking gender affirming procedures (such as hormone therapy or surgery) and need a support letter, or are wanting support in exploring your gender identity, they are here to help.
What does Gender Support Services and University Counseling Services offer?
- Letters of support for medical transition procedures and services
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy
- Trans advocacy
- Consulting with friends, family members, or faculty who have questions
- Identifying trans-affirming referrals and providers
- Conducting outreach and education around campus
If you have any additional questions or would like to speak to one of the co-chairs of the gender support specialist team, their contact information is on their website. You may also call the UCS front desk at 541-346-3227.
University Health Services
University Health Services provides comprehensive primary care services as well as acute care, sports medicine, psychiatry, gynecology, and endocrinology. UO students who are transgender or gender diverse (TGD) and seeking to explore, initiate, or continue gender-affirming hormone therapy are welcome at University Health Services.
Speak Up! Gender-Affirming Communication Therapy
The University of Oregon's HEDCO Clinic offers Speak Up!, an interdisciplinary gender-affirming communication group that integrates identity-focused counseling support with speech-language services for trans feminine and masculine communicators. Clinical intervention focuses on increasing pitch, forward resonance and modifying articulation, language use and structure, and nonverbal communication.
HEDCO Front Desk: 541-346-0923
Trans Voice Lessons
Your Lessons Now LLC is a multi-state company that provides transgender voice lessons for voice feminization, voice masculinization, and androgynous voice. They also offer lessons for singing and multiple musical instruments. Their instructors can meet with students in person at their Portland location, or online through Zoom.
TransPonder
TransPonder is a non-profit support, resource, and educational organization for the transgender/gender diverse community and its allies, based in Eugene. TransPonder offers several monthly meetings, special events for trans/gender diverse folks and allies, inclusivity trainings, and consultation services to professional organizations and businesses.
TransPonder Resource Directory
TransPonder offers a resource directory allowing you to browse available trans and gender diverse friendly resources. The listed resources have been personally verified by the TransPonder team. These include medical, mental health, surgical, support, gender affirming bodywork, and faith centers.
As You Like It
As You Like It is an eco-conscious, green, gender-inclusive sex toy shop that honors the diverse desires and needs of the community in Eugene, Oregon. As You Like It offers gender affirming items including packers, binders, gaffs, harnesses, and breast forms. This shop offers private shopping, educational workshops about consent, and has a resource library of LGBTQIA+ books to purchase.