r/transgenderUK

92K archived posts · Jun 2012 – Sep 2026

Transgender UK

r/transgenderUK

A place for transgender and genderqueer people in the UK.

Created Jun 27, 2012

56KMembers (last snapshot)

92KArchived posts

Transgender UK -- Rules

Community resources

Useful Websites

Gender Construction Kit - All-in-one transition resource, highly recommended.
Trans-friendly GP finder
Transition FtM UK
UKFTM on tumblr
The Trans Dimension - Central list of trans community events (London)
Trans Protest UK (also on Instagram) - Trans civil rights activism tracker. Want to go to a demo? Start here!
Trans Employers - Guide to UK employers offering private medical insurance that covers gender dysphoria

Trans Healthcare Services Directory

England

NHS Gender Identity Clinics

Any adult living in England can choose to be referred to any English clinic, regardless of location:

Tavistock and Portman GIC (Charing Cross), London
West of England Specialist GIC (The Laurels), Exeter
Leeds Gender Identity Service
Northamptonshire GIC, Daventry
Northern Regional Gender Dysphoria Service, Newcastle
Sheffield GIC (Porterbrook)
Nottingham Center for Transgender Health
TransPlus, London (closed to new referrals, currently taking patients from Tavistock & Portman Adults clinic backlog)
Under-18s: Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), London/Leeds and satellite clinics

Current NHS Pilot Clinics

Shorter waiting lists, varying eligibility criteria.

Indigo Gender Service, Manchester
CMAGIC, Liverpool
East of England Gender Service - Cambridge

Local NHS Services

WellBN Trans Health Hub (Brighton)

Private (Adults):

GenderCare, London
Gender Doctors (London)
Northern Gender Network, Northern England
DIGNITY Gender Assessment Services
Gender Identity South West, Exeter/SW England
GenderGP
The Gender Hormone Clinic, London
Harley Street Gender Clinic, London
Eden New Life (AMA, 1/1/2024)

Private (under-18s)

While options for under-18s exist, we wouldn't necessarily recommend any of them without caveats - searching for the provider's name in the subreddit's history is encouraged:

Blood testing / sexual health services / HRT support:

56 Dean St., London
cliniQ, London
Clinic-T, Brighton

Scotland

NHS:

Chalmers GIC, Edinburgh
Sandyford Gender Identity Service, Glasgow (under-18s and adults)
Grampian Gender Identity Clinic, Aberdeen (no website - contact 01224 557651 or gram.gic@nhs.scot)
Highlands Gender Identity Clinic, Inverness

Private:

Waterside Clinic (formerly YourGP), Edinburgh

Wales

NHS:

Welsh Gender Service, Cardiff

Private:

Christian Seipp, Wrexham

Northern Ireland

NHS:

Brackenburn Clinic, Belfast (details available at TransgenderNI)

Support groups

Tranzwiki - list of UK support groups
The Angels - internet support group for trans women
The Beaumont Trust - support for you and your family
Galop - place to report anti LGBT crimes
GIRES - gender identity research and education
Gendered Intelligence - support for trans youth, trans rights advocacy.
Mermaids - support for transgender teens under 19
Regard - support for disabled LGBT people

Helplines

Switchboard LGBT+ helpline - 0800 0119 100, open 10AM-10PM every day.
Mindline Trans+ - 0300 330 5468, Emotional support/information signposting, Monday-Friday, 8PM-midnight.
TRUK Listens - 0800 009 6640, 8AM-midnight every day.
Shout by texting SHOUT to 85258 or if your in the bluelight services (999, NHS trusts or other Bluelight Services) text BLUELIGHT to 85258
Samaritans or call 116 123 Free from any phone in UK or ROI - Support for people who need someone to talk to. Available 24/7 365 days a year.

Other Assistance

Albert Kennedy Trust - LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity (16-25)
The Outside Project - London Community Shelter, Centre and Domestic Abuse Refuge)

Some other LGBT subreddits

r/nonbinaryUK • r/UKLGBT • r/transgender • r/asktransgender • r/Transgender_Surgeries/ • r/ainbow • r/transspace

Other communities

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