Birmingham LGBT has launched a new clinic dedicated to supporting the trans community in Birmingham and Solihull, with support from Umbrella sexual health services.

The monthly clinic will offer quality, accessible and appropriate sexual health and well-being services for all trans people.

It will provide a safe, confidential space for those who may not feel comfortable accessing general sexual health services through Umbrella.

The service was launched on Friday 29 July and will run on the fourth Friday of each month, from 16:00 – 19:00, on a first-come, first-seen basis.

The sexual health team at Birmingham LGBT includes a dedicated transsexual health outreach worker who provides specific sexual health and well-being services for trans people. The clinic is consultant- or nurse-led and facilitated by the transsexual health outreach worker and trans volunteers.

The trans outreach worker’s focus is on the sexual health and well-being of trans people, and understanding the barriers that the trans community can often encounter in accessing mainstream services. The aim of this role is to:

• provide appropriate and easily accessible services for trans people to access and speak freely
• provide a trans-specific sexual health and well-being clinic
• provide confidential one-to-one support and advice for trans people who require this around their sexual health and well-being
• provide testing, information and sign-posting
• provide a link between other relevant services and facilitate referrals
• provide sexual health promotion outreach to various on-/off-scene venues
• facilitate, organise and promote groups and events focusing on trans health