Trans @ OSU: Healthcare and Services
Introduction
– Guide purpose,
CGE realized a gap in information for graduate students, put guide together for all those in the community whether fellow graduate students or other community members. Special focus in this guide are providers that work with the graduate student insurance plan provider PacificSource.
– Table of Contents
Name and Gender Marker Changes
– Legal Name & Gender Change in Oregon (Benton County)
https://www.basicrights.org/know-your-rights/third-gender-marker-faq/
– With Oregon State University
– With Graduate Student Insurance
Primary Care
– SHS
– Benton County Health Department – Benjamin Goodrum
– Samaritan Health
– CAPS https://studenthealth.oregonstate.edu/transgender-care
Medical Services
– Surgical options at OHSU
– Electrolysis in Eugene
Skin Radiance https://skinradiance.studio/services.html
Graduate Student Insurance
– What it covers
– Link to pages
Support Groups & Community
Here are some safe places to find community, support, and friends at Oregon State University and the greater Corvallis area.
at Oregon State University
- Pride Center – The OSU Pride Center provides programs and resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer, questioning and intersex members of the OSU community and their allies. The Pride Center affirms LGBTQQIA lives and identities by providing education, trained peer support, outreach, community development, visibility and advocacy. The Pride Center is a safe space for all people to explore aspects of sexual orientation and gender in an open and non-assuming atmosphere.
- Women’s Center – At the Women’s Center we are a collective of student leaders that strive to create and foster a brave community working towards equity through intersectional feminism with the end goal of liberation for all.
- Counseling and Psychological Services – CAPS provides both individual counseling and group therapy through support groups, with support groups specifically for transgender and gender non-conforming undergraduate and graduate students. Contact CAPS for more information.
in Corvallis
- Corvallis Transgender Support Group – The Corvallis Transgender Support Group is for transgender and questioning people and their families. The group serves to provide a safe space and share information regarding transitioning, coming out, therapists, physicians, and other aspects of our journey.
and Online
A lot of the local transgender community shares news and events online. Here are a few of the online Facebook groups that we have found useful for ‘plugging in’ – whether you are a new graduate student at Oregon State University or anyone else in the community.
- Pride Corvallis
- Rainbow Continuum
- Transgender Oregon Network
- Portland Transgender Community
- Coalition of Graduate Employees
Feel free to email cge.vp.communications@gmail.com if there are any additional services, groups, or community information that you would find helpful or if there are any errors in this information.
Gender Affirming Surgery and Related Procedures.docx
I’m wondering if I can start the process of getting a consultation for top surgery before I start my graduate program this September? I know it can take a long time to get the consultation, and then there is a waiting period before surgery, so I want to start as soon as possible. I will be on the OSU-provided health insurance plan in September, but I don’t have reliable insurance right now. Any information or referrals would be appreciated.
In general yes! But it wouldn’t be covered by your GE health insurance unless the consultation happened in September or later. There’s no harm in scheduling the appointment, though, and you’re right – wait times can be quite long. If you’re going to OHSU, I would call to schedule the appointment and let them know your insurance situation. They’ll be able to work around it, I’m sure.