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LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care

The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care Team at CSU Health Network is a multidisciplinary team committed to providing comprehensive and gender-affirming care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, gender non-conforming, and gender-questioning students at Colorado State University.  Services are open to all CSU students, regardless of insurance plan. CSU Health Network is an in-network medical provider with most major insurance carriers and can file claims with private insurance.

LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care services:

  • Medical consultation
  • Initiation and maintenance of hormone therapy
  • Surgical referrals
  • Discuss fertility preservation
  • Voice workshops
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing, counseling and treatment
  • Mental Health
    • Referrals
    • Brief Individual Counseling
    • Support groups
    • Behavioral health

To schedule an appointment, call CSU Health Network at  (970) 491-7121.

Free At-Home STI Testing

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is offering free at-home STI tests. Tests are ordered online and discretely sent to your home.

What to expect at your first appointment

We acknowledge that the first appointment can be scary and often folxs have a lot of questions. Healthcare varies from person to person and each appointment will look different. However, we want to provide you with a few things you can expect in your first appointment.

  • At CSU Health Network, we will affirm your gender and identity by using your chosen names and correct pronouns, regardless of any proposed federal changes.
  • We commit to being open to feedback if there are better ways of serving any of our students to ensure a welcoming and affirming experience.
  • You will not be asked to prove your gender identity or any other part of your identity.
  • We practice using the informed consent model. This means that we seek to provide you with as much information as possible for you to make the best-informed decision about your care. Please ask questions.
  • At your first appointment you will be asked health history questions, and family history. Some of these questions can be triggering and uncomfortable, we will work with you to support you through the process. If a question is particularly difficult you do not have to answer.
  • We will discuss what types of care you are interested in learning about (hormone therapy, referrals for surgery, fertility preservation).
  • An exam will likely not be done at your first appointment. Depending on the care you are needing it is possible at some point we will need to do one.
  • The clinic is in located within Medical Services on the second floor of the CSU Health and Medical Center.

If you are seeking care for general illnesses (flu, mental health, colds, asthma etc.) you may need to see a provider in the medical clinic. We can support you in finding a medical provider to meet your needs beyond LGBTQ+ Inclusive care.

Prescription and Injection Supply Pick-up

To refill a prescription

  • Please request a refill prescription through the pharmacy where you fill your medications.
  • Refill a prescription at CSU Health Network Pharmacy
    • *If it has been more than 1 year since your last appointment you will be prescribed a short-term refill and will need to schedule an appointment.

Injection Supply Pick Up

  • Please call us at (970) 491-7121 to let us know you will be coming so we can have the supplies ready for you.

Multicultural Counseling Services

Designed for students who have been historically underrepresented and aims to reduce barriers for you to access and navigate Counseling Services.

Events

Learn more about events through CSU Health Network and PRIDE Resource Center.

Affirming Support for Gender Diverse Students

CSU Health Network will continue to support the rights of our transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and intersex students. Proposed federal changes to Title IX will not impact services provided by CSU Health Network or services covered by the University-sponsored Student Health Insurance Policy (SHIP).

Resources at CSU

Helpful Links

Transgender Suicide Prevention Hotline (Trans Lifeline): (877) 565-8860

WPATH

Center of Excellence for Transgender Health

The Fenway Institute