A community-sourced list of resources, for & by trans people
Community groups

Social media
BIPOC groups
Advocacy groups
Trans kids & parent resources
College/university resources
Community events

Outside, or indoors with masks required
Enby Party: Nonbinary-centric music & art collective with a festival at NW Film Forum in August
Queer Art Club Seattle: Meeting space for trans and queer artists to create and make friends!
Queer Figure Drawing: Queer artists drawing queer figures
Seattle T4T Clothing Swap: Free quarterly clothing swaps. Trans-led and volunteer-run. Clothing, footwear, and accessories!
Seattle Trans Beach Day: Annual trans & nonbinary community day at the beach
Seattle Trans Picnic: Annual trans & nonbinary community gathering at the park
Trans Camp: Free, multi-night camping excursions arranged for and by BIPOC-majority trans community members
Trans Pride Seattle: Annual celebration of trans & gender diverse people in Seattle
Transoween: Annual trans & nonbinary community gathering at the park in October
Trinket Sorcerer: Chris (he/they) offers free in-person sewing classes on Sundays
Wrestle Yr Friends: Brave space queer wrestling events
No masks required
Queer Scouts Seattle: Peer-led monthly skill share group focused on building community for queer and trans adults
STANCE: Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble
Trans Land: Summer camp for 150 trans & nonbinary adults in a private lakeside wonderland
TRANSlations Seattle Trans Film Festival: Annually in May
Transmasc Seattle: Creating intentional community spaces by and for transmasculine people
Support groups (all times PST)

Online
Gender Enders Meet: 1st & 3rd Mondays 6:00-7:30pm
Monday Morning Tea @ DAPS: Mondays 10am-12pm
Gender Discussion Group @ UW Q Law Center: Tuesdays 4-5pm
Plugged in Tuesdays @ DAPS: Tuesdays 7pm-???
Trans-cend Mindfulness @ DAPS: Wednesdays 11-11:45am and 6-6:45pm
Peer Support Group @ Ingersoll: Wednesdays 7-9pm
WGA Support Group @ WGA: Thursdays 7:30-9pm
DAPS Discussions @ DAPS: Thursdays 7-9pm
Friday Evening Tea @ DAPS: Fridays 7-9pm
DAPS After Dark @ DAPS: Every weekday 9pm-???
Trans Femme of Color Cohort @ UW Q Law Center: 3:30-5pm, the 15th & 30th of the month
In-person (no mask requirements)
Friday Evening Tea @ The Rainbow Center: Fridays 7-9pm
Trans is Beautiful @ Peer Seattle: Sundays 4:00-5:30pm
Healthcare

Seattle-specific providers
Capitol Hill Medical: Queer-focused community clinic in Capitol Hill
Country Doctor: Community clinic in Capitol Hill
Flourish Advocacy: Trans, woman, and POC-owned business specializing in patient advocacy for trans individuals seeking gender-affirming care
National provider directories
Gender Affirming Letter Access Project (GALAP): Find therapists that will write FREE letters for surgeries and/or hormones without gatekeeping
MyTransHealth: Trans and trans-competent medical or mental health providers
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network: QTBIPOC therapists and mental health resources for QTBIPOC
Financial support

Hair removal
Hormones
Name changes
Surgery
Transition-related expenses
Free stuff & giveaways

Binders & shapewear
Voice therapy

One-on-one ($$)
Catalyst Therapies: multiple voice coaches, takes insurance, including medicaid!
Seattle Voice Lab: voice training for trans people, including MTF, FTM, and androgynous lessons
TransVoiceLessons: Seattle-based voice coaches who are trans
Your Lessons Now: lower cost voice lessons provided by coaches with trans community experience
Group ($)
Other (free)
Legal name or gender changes

How-to
Legal Name and Gender Change Checklist: Helps you keep track of all the places where you'll need to update your info
Financial support
Trans Lifeline Name Change Microgrant: Covers the full cost of local court & document fees. Apps are open the 1st thru the 14th of every month. 75% of microgrants are reserved for BIPOC.
Trans tattoos
Ari/bog.pokes (they/them) at the Frog Bog
Avry Dimaccio (he/they)
Corbin Schmidt (they/she)
Damien Leeds (he/they) at Beholder
Doe Parker (he/him)
Emma (thorn_pokes) (they/she) at Bad Apple
EJ Landsman (they/them) at Lilith Tattoo
Franky Bonifacio (he/they/she) at Void
Tash (Gray Wash Tash) (they/them)
Jude Letronik (they/them), owner/artist at Lilith Tattoo
Luna Parker (she/her) at Electric Kitten
Max (he/they)
Megan Burns (they/them) at Belly Fruit
Mikauley (he/him) at Skull Gunk (masks required <3)
Noah Sanemitsu (they/them)
Sierra Margaret (they/she) at Belly Fruit
Vegas Vecchio (they/them) at Ruled by Venus INK
Vox Dombek (they/them) at True Love Tattoo
Trans hair, nails, & skincare
Barbers, hair stylists, & colorists
Adi Chen (he/him) at Locks of Fury
Ali Satterlee (they/she) at Squirrel Chops
Kit (they/them) at Pink Ruby Salon
KJ Kazinsky (she/they) at Bishop's
Kyria (they/she) at Rudy's
Mars (they/he/she) at Rudy's
Miki DaVelle (they/she/he) at AlumiKnotty Beauty Lounge
Solana Danikowski (she/her) at Paint Salon
Scream Seattle: multiple trans providers
Zakaria Ibrahimi (they/them) at Greenhouse Barber & Spa (they provide free hair washes to people who've just had top surgery!)
Nail technicians
Aries Moschino (she/they/he)
Asher May (he/him) at Nail Ghouls
Sidney (he/him): Transmasc licensed nail technician who does manicures and dry pedicures
Estheticians
Renny Reichert (he/him) at Transcendent Skincare
Hair removal
Chelsea Rabelas (she/her) at Aesthetics & Electrology Seattle
Electrolysis Seattle: Specializes in gender-affirming hair removal
Trans healers
Al Rostholder-Harris (ze/zer) at the Massage Sanctuary
Alice Arden (he/him): Full spectrum doula and parent educator
Ana Norell at Anew Reiki
B Stepp (they/them) at Have Heart Somatics facilitates embodied somatics & liberation practice groups
Becca Poppy (they/them): Trans therapist offering in person and virtual mental health therapy for trans, Queer, non-monogamous, autistic individuals 13+
CJ Risman (they/them): Therapist during the academic year only; trip-sitting, psychedelic preparation/integration work offered year-round
Have Heart Healing & Wellness: Embodied trauma healing, eating disorder recovery, and queer affirming therapy
Jas Harcum (they/he): QTBIPOC therapist at Fragile Therapy
Jin Moon (they/them): Queer & trans birth and postpartum doula, herbalist
Ken McGee (he/they) at B3 Physical Therapy: PT for gender affirmation & gestation
Lil (they/them) at Wild Heart Healing: Intuitive massage therapy, energy work, cupping & craniosacral therapy
Lucie Fielding (she/they): Queer, non-binary trans femme therapist
Luigi Continenza (they/them) at Elemental Roots: General bodywork, gender support sessions, & gender-affirming bodywork (including top surgery scar treatments)
Lyra Earthbound (she/her): Massage therapist at The Massage Sanctuary on Capitol Hill
Mae Smith (they/them): Mental health counselor specializing in all things identity, intimacy, and relationships
Mariah Bloom (they/them): Postpartum doula
mirrorlikemagic: Grey (they/them) is a queer, trans, disabled artist and community witch. They lead workshops, make tinctures, herbal medicine, & a yearly astrology planner, & sell screenprints.
Oran (they/them) offers virtual spiritual companionship to tgnc and queer people
Reed Stine (he/him) at Compass Acupuncture, offering multiple services, including top surgery scar treatment
Sunnie Townsend (they/them) at Queer Care Connections: Trauma specialist & intimacy consultant
Taylor Briggs (he/him) at Raven Bodywork
Zee Parker (they/them) at Kismet Healing Arts: Queer, nonbinary massage therapist and yoga teacher in Shoreline
Trans pet care
Avery Mortimer (she/her), owner/walker at SpotSLU
Jae Steinbacher (they/them)
Jasmine Olivia (she/they)
Ocean Crawford (they/them)
Trans writers

Birch Rosen (they/them): Nonbinary poet, essayist, and zinester
Corinne Manning: Writer and teacher
Dean Spade (he/him): Author of Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis (and the next)
Ebo Barton (he/they): Black, Filipino trans nonbinary artist & poet
J Mase III (they/them): Black trans queer poet & educator based in Seattle
Jae Steinbacher (they/them): Queer nonbinary speculative fiction writer
Leigh Harlen (they/them): Queer, trans writer of dark speculative fiction
Mads Stokes (he/him): Daily writing ambiance videos
Nelle Tankus (she/her): White, Jewish/Roma transsexual playwright
Ray Stoeve (they/them): YA novelist & creator of the YA/MG Trans & Nonbinary Voices Masterlist
Stevie Linn Springs (he/him): Transsexual crip writer and zine-maker; creator of the Top Surgery Guidebook
Sick Sad Trans Fags: Zine collabs by disabled autistic transsexual boyfriends Birch Rosen & Stevie Linn Springs
Will Darling (they/them): Seattle-based multi-disciplinary artist and writer
Trans visual artists
Ashton Peter (he/they): Digital art, commissions, stickers, queer media
Avi Autonomous (they/them): Fiber arts and poetry
Birch Rostholder-Harris: Queer and trans fiber artist and creator of unusual crochet creatures
Eboni Wyatt (they/them): Visual artist, film photographer, and zine maker
Iris Lux (she/they): Film photographer of strangers, friends, consensual street portraits, & queer joy
Lee Catarin (he/ze): Leather, paper, and yarn crafts
Lurn Maxwell (they/them): Makes comics, stickers, drawings and prints
Moonflowers Photography (they/them): Photographer of events/families/couples/kids etc.
Orange Blossom: Wearables, watercolor drawings, & intuitive wall art to inspire your home
A Queer Photog: Portrait & family photography by Holly (they/them)
Rhecycled: Alterations and custom creations by Rheanna Pless (they/she)
Sevenish Magpies: Hardwood pins, jewelry, and delightful shinies made by Wing Mui (she/they)
Smell My Leather: Body harnesses, collars, cuffs, pup hoods, plant hangers, & small leather accessories by Noah Sanemitsu (they/them)
Stevie Springs (he/him): Transsexual crip multidisciplinary artist, writer, & sick fuck
Tearyqueer: Jay (he/they/it/star) makes & sells prints, stickers, pronoun pins, jewelry, & more
Tormented Artifacts: Deranged artwork, custom leatherworks, steampunk obscura, handmade creations, & more by Dee Arbacauskas (she/her)
Trinket Sorcerer: Upcycled stuffed animal backpacks, clothing, and textile art by Chris Rogers (he/they)
We Are Pansies: Art collective featuring leather gear and queer erotic art
Other trans businesses
Chris Hooten Consulting: Chris (they/them) helps leaders and change-makers meet the needs of their diverse teams, emphasizing trans, neurodivergent, and BIPOC inclusion.
Heavy Duty Vintage: Vintage & second-hand treasures for fats & queers
Outsider Comics: Queer and trans owned comics shop in Fremont
Pipsqueak Seattle: Radical, sober, all-ages gallery & event space
The Plant Sitters: Plant sitting biz, curating, repotting, plant doctoring. Private, commercial, & office buildings in Seattle
Phoenix Comics & Games: Queer and trans owned/operated comics shop in Capitol Hill
Seattle Q House: Trans-owned remodeling & construction company
Seattle Rope Salon: Trans-owned, welcoming space for bondage instruction and collaboration in Seattle
Smash the Box: Multidisciplinary community driven urban planning & design firm + Artists
Spencer Bergstedt: Trans man, personal coach & motivational speaker
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