LBGTQ Resources
This resource page was created to provide patients, employees, and community members with the available LGBTQ affirming resources both within Upstate and the Syracuse community at large. Our hope is to promote supportive services as well as the health and dignity of our LGBTQ community at Upstate.
Health Equality Index
SUNY Upstate for the first time ever, has participated in the Human Rights Campaign's Healthcare Equality Index for 2020. Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) is the national LGBTQ benchmarking tool that evaluates healthcare facilities' policies and practices related to the equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees. Please check back to see the final evaluated score.
Interested in learning more about HEI? Check out http://www.hrc.org/hei
Patient Services & Support:
- Strategic Diversity Plan
- Inclusive Health Services
- Department of Urology: Transgender Care
- Office of Diversity and Inclusion
- All Gender Restroom Locations
- All Gender Restroom Sign #1
- All Gender Restroom Sign #2
COVID-19 Resources for the LGBTQ Community:
- HRC Issue Brief on the impact of COVID-19 and the LGBTQ community
- HRC List of COVID-19 resources for the LGBTQ community
- HRC LGBTQ Youth Support Services (phone and online)
- LGBTQ Older Adults and COVID-19: Tools, Supports and Solutions for Navigating the Pandemic
Non Discrimination & Staff Training:
- Patient Handbook: A Guide to Patients' Rights
- Visitor Guidelines
- Non-Discrimination Notice
- LGBTQ Perceptions of Healthcare Providers
External LGBTQ Health Resources for Patients:
- Q Center
- Vera House
- SAGE
- Transgender Alliance of Central New York
- Syracuse University: The LGBT Resource Center
- Syracuse University: The Couple and Family Therapy Center
- Planned Parenthood: Syracuse Health Center
- Trans Lifeline
- CDC: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
- Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County
- NYS Division of Human Rights
- The Neighborhood: A Virtual Hub for LGBTQ+Families
- Ten Things Bisexuals Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Provider
- Ten Things Gay Men Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Provider
- Ten Things Lesbians Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Provider
- Ten Things Transgender Persons Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Provider
Employee Benefits & Policies:
- Policy Bulletin No. 2011-01: Extension of Family Sick Leave for the Purposes of Funeral or Bereavement Leave to Same-Sex Committed Partners and their Family Members
- Empire Plan Report: October 2019 - New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) for Employees of New York State with information on Gender Dysphoria Treatment Coverage
- Family and Medical Leave Act: Eligibility
- New York Paid Family Leave: Eligibility