LibGuides: LGBTQIA+ Resources: Guidelines and Official Publications

Guidelines and Best Practices

AAP LGBTQ+ Recommendations
American Academy of Pediatrics
ACOG Committee Opinion #823: Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, updated 2021
Affirmative Services for Transgender and Gender Diverse People – Best Practices for Frontline Health Care Staff
National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, updated 2020
Callen-Lorde Protocols for the Provision of Hormone Therapy
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, updated 2014
Clinical Guidance for PrEP: Specific populations
Includes guidelines for Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transgender and Nonbinary People. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, updated 2025
Clinical Guidelines & Training on Gender and Sexuality for Providers, Professionals, and Trainees
Links from American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP).
Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
Endocrine Society, updated 2018
Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines: Detection of STIs in Special Populations
Includes Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM), Women Who Have Sex with Women (WSW) and Women Who Have Sex with Women and Men (WSWM), and Transgender and Gender Diverse Persons. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, updated 2021
Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People
World Professional Association for Transgender Health, updated 2022

Last Updated: Nov 5, 2025 3:00 PM

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