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 gay, lesbian, 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 202-797-3500.
All services are available to the Spanish-speaking
community through bilingual staff and volunteers. Other translation services
are available upon request.
Gay Men’s Health and Wellness
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The Gay Men’s
STD Clinic provides confidential testing for sexually
transmitted diseases, including HIV, on a first-come, first-serve walk-in basis
for gay and bisexual men 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
Services Program
Since 1990, the Lesbian Services
Program of Whitman-Walker Clinic has provided a safe, supportive environment
for thousands of lesbians, bisexual women, gender
queer and transgender people seeking mental health and peer support services,
health education and other direct services.
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Behavioral health
services offer individual, couples and group therapy by
licensed mental health professionals.
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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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Black Lesbian Support Group
is an affiliated nonprofit organization that offers supportive services and
interaction in the lesbian and gay community to help increase black lesbian
communication and visibility in the community.
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Choosing Children is the region’s leading resource for members of
the LGBT community who are considering raising a family. Programs provide
information, support groups and workshops on “Maybe Baby” readiness, legal
safeguards, fertility, adoption and co-parenting options and the myriad issues
surrounding parenting.
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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.
Behavioral health care offers programs to promote the mental
health of LGBT people, people living with HIV/AIDS, 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.
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The
Bridge Back program is a residential treatment
program in