Additional Resources for Patients & Providers

Need information from the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health LGBTQ+ Patient Advocate? Looking for a Virginia Mason Franciscan Health provider? Seeking LGBTQ+ health resources designed for patients and their health care providers? Be sure to check out the links below!

Have questions, concerns, or feedback? Please don’t hesitate to contact our LGBTQ+ Patient Advocate, Marissa Waite, with any questions or concerns: [email protected].

Find a Virginia Mason Franciscan LGBTQIA+ provider in your area. 

Check out, download or distribute our brochure highlighting LGBTQ+ health disparities and resources to address them.

• Ingersoll Gender Center
• Seattle's LGBTQIA Center
• LGBT Health & Aging (HRC)
• Family Equality
• Gender Spectrum
• The Trevor Project: Help for LGBTQ Youth in Crisis
• SAGE: Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders
• Tyler Clementi Foundation

• National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center (Fenway)
• LGBTQ Population Care (AMA)
• LGBTQ Topics (American Psychological Association)
• Straight for Equality in Healthcare (PFLAG)
• Resources for HIV/AIDS Prevention & Treatment (ACP)
• LGBT HealthLink
• World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care

These are our policies forbidding LGBTQ+ discrimination:

• Patients Rights and Responsibililties
• Notice of Nondiscrimination
• About Us
• Patient and Visitor Information

Important Information about Transgender Health Care at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Have a question or feedback? Don’t hesitate to contact us! Just email Virgnia Mason Franciscan Health LGBTQ+ Patient Advocate Marissa Waite at [email protected].