Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health Services
Whitman-Walker Clinic is a nonprofit, volunteer-based
health organization dedicated to providing high-quality, comprehensive,
integrated and accessible health care services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender communities.
Primary medical care,
including regular check ups, urgent care for illness, and specialty services
such as pelvic and breast exams, STD screenings and referrals for outside
services, is available to the LGBT community at Whitman-Walker Clinic. To
schedule an appointment, call 202-939-7690.
All services are available to the Spanish-speaking
community through bilingual staff and volunteers. Other translation services
are available upon request.
Behavioral health care offers programs to promote the mental
health of LGBT people and their loved ones.
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Professional psychotherapy and counseling are provided by psychologists,
social workers and pastoral counselors most of whom have had special training
and are sensitive to the needs of LGBT people. Short- and long-term
psychotherapy is available for individuals, couples and families.
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Staffed by addiction treatment
professionals and specially trained volunteers, addiction services helps participants take pride in their sexual
and gender identity and facilitates their recovery from addiction.
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Gay Men’s Peer Counseling and Gay
Men’s Peer Support Groups are provided by volunteers who are trained in
active listening, problem solving and various issues facing gay men.
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Support and therapy groups
address a variety of concerns including, but not limited to, coming out,
substance abuse, relationships and intimacy, HIV/AIDS, and parenting.
Gay/Bisexual Men’s Health
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The STD
Clinic provides confidential testing for sexually
transmitted diseases, including HIV, on a first-come, first-serve walk-in basis
on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 to
7:30 pm at the
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Free hepatitis A and B vaccines for DC residents.
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Screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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Rapid syphilis screening.
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Screening for human
papillomavirus
is available through primary medical care.
Lesbian/Bisexual
Women’s Health
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The Breast Health Initiative offers access to
mammography, clinical breast exams and breast self-exam education. BHI helps
women with breast health/chest health concerns navigate the health care system.
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Peer support services provide
individual counseling and support groups facilitated by trained and supervised peer
counselors to address issues related to coming out, relationships, health and
wellness, aging and other common life issues.
Transgender Health Care
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Trans-affirmative primary medical care, including
gynecological exams.
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STD screening.
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Chest and breast exams and chest
and breast self-exam instruction.
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Hormone therapy for
male-to-female clients.
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Testosterone therapy for
female-to-male clients.
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Support groups for
partners of transgender men and women and support groups for all genders
considering transition are available.