Partner Associations
You will find here a detailed presentation of the trans associations, researchers, and qualified organizations that make up the council of qualified Individuals and organizations, and the council of the trans associations of the platform.
Trans Associations
Acceptess-T
Acceptess-T is an association founded by and for trans people in 2010. Its activities are organized around sexual health and overall health prevention, social work, and fighting discrimination. Located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, it welcomes individuals every Monday without an appointment from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment from Tuesday to Thursday.
The association offers sexual health support for trans people, with an infectious disease specialist and several health mediators (prevention and rapid HIV/STI testing, PrEP/TasP consultations), individual support in health pathways, and orientation in transition pathways, and weekly psychological listening and orientation consultations.
Individual social support is offered by social workers for access to social rights, professional integration, access to housing, and residency rights. The Fonds d’Action Sociale Trans (FAST) provides emergency material assistance on a case-by-case basis for trans people in severe precarity who do not find support in mainstream services.
A legal expert offers assistance for cases of violence or discrimination, as well as help with preparing legal name/sex marker change applications.
Festive and sporting events are regularly organized to combat isolation among trans people. Weekly swimming sessions for trans people and their closed ones are also organized in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Espace Santé Trans
Espace Santé Trans is an association founded in 2015 in Paris in response to difficulties in accessing quality care for trans people.
Its activities are built around two axes: peer support and networking of healthcare professionals trained in trans issues, to whom the association can then refer users depending on their situation.
Peer support activities include the discussion groups “Trajectoires Trans.”
The association offers a reception and psychological orientation session on Fridays by appointment, aimed at helping people find psychological follow-up adapted to their needs and means among health professionals in the network.
Participation in this network includes training, practice exchange groups, and a monitoring newsletter. In addition, Espace Santé Trans organizes mental health supervision groups for general practitioners to help them better support their trans patients in all aspects of physical and psychological life.
Training sessions (in mental or somatic health) are organized in collaboration with other associations depending on requests received.
OUTrans
OUTrans is a feminist trans peer-support association founded in 2009 in Paris. It oversees various discussion groups: for trans adults or minors, and their parents or closed ones. It answers questions from trans or questioning people directly via its peer-support email. It organizes numerous training sessions and awareness-raising activities on trans identities for staff of structures welcoming trans people. OUTrans publishes several informational brochures available for free on its website: Hormones et parcours trans, Opé-trans, Dicklit et T Claques. It also engages in advocacy work with, among others, the Defender of Rights, the DILCRAH, the City of Paris, and the Paris Rectorate.
Researchers and Qualified Organizations
Parents’ Association
Grandir Trans
Grandir Trans is a national association of parents of trans children, and a member of Trajectoires Jeunes Trans. It has published a brochure for parents of trans children with the support of the DILCRAH and lists many resources on its website. The Grandir Trans association administers a Facebook support group for families of trans children and adolescents, bringing together families across France.
Healthcare Professional Associations
Réseau Santé Trans (ReST)
The Réseau Santé Trans (ReST) is an association founded in 2018 of more than 300 healthcare professionals involved in trans health, trans users of the health system, and trans associations. The ReST organizes several annual trainings on hormone treatments for prescribing physicians and medical interns and expands its network across different regions, including Brittany, Île-de-France, Occitanie, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Trained physicians maintain their skills through various tools like practice exchange groups and email loops. The ReST participates in scientific conferences such as those of WPATH, EPATH, and JEST in France and in the training for the Diploma in Gender Identity Care (DU de prise en charge des transidentités). The ReST is an association with equal governance between healthcare professionals and trans users and is founded on respect for its ethical charter, recognizing trans people’s self-determination as central.
Réseau de Santé Sexuelle Publique (RSSP)
The Réseau de Santé Sexuelle Publique (RSSP) aims to promote access to sexual health care for everyone. It animates a care network, enabling the sharing of experiences and working territorially so that users, sometimes isolated, are supported in their sexual health care journey. The RSSP seeks to extend collaborations across all consultations in the field of sexual health at the national level in France. It maintains a member mapping, organizes trainings, and hosts annual events.