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Resources especially for young members of the community

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Find LGBTQ+-friendly healthcare and therapy

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Advocacy organizations and support groups for all needs

Resources

Support and resources for getting gender-affirming care

Health and
Mental Health

Amaryllis Counseling is an LGBTQ+ focused counseling center that is open to all. They specialize in affirming therapy and provide letters for HRT and gender affirmation surgery. 

Mental health

Amaryllis Counseling

Project HEART exists to bring affirming medical healthcare to the queer community in the Upstate of SC. QWC is working in collaboration with partnering community healthcare providers to begin offering low-cost medical services provided by a rotation of culturally competent nurses, physicians and psychiatrists. They also offer a curated list of affirming healthcare providers in the Upstate. 

healthcare

QWC Project HEART

Prisma Health offers providers who specialize in and are dedicated to meeting the unique medical needs of of LGBTQIA+ community members, including gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy and surgery. 

Healthcare

Prisma Health

Website
piedmontcare.org

Phone
(864) 582-7773

Medical Care Direct Line
(864) 699-9581



Piedmont Care provides HIV and AIDS care, prevention, and advocacy in Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union counties of South Carolina. They offer targeted education, free and confidential HIV testing, medical care, and a broad range of comprehensive services to individuals who are living with or at-risk for HIV.

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Piedmont Care

AID Upstate is a contractor with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) to provide supportive services to people living with HIV/AIDS and prevention services to the Upstate community—particularly focusing on “high-risk” populations/communities. 

Healthcare

AID Upstate

Looking for more resources?

For more resources, including statewide, national, and online resources, check out the Jacob's Ladder resource list. 

Jacob's Ladder