Advancing the Welfare of Transgender People

What does transgender or trans mean?

Transgender people identify with a different gender than their sex assigned at birth. Trans and transgender are inclusive terms that embrace transgender men and women, as well as gender nonbinary, gender non-conforming, agender, and genderfluid people.

Our Services

Parent Group

SBTAN's Parent and Family Support Group is led by parents of trans children of all ages to provide a safe space to share the challenges and joys of the coming-out process. The group meets once a month. Click below to learn more.

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Lisa's Place: Adult Peer Support & Social Group

Lisa's Place is SBTAN's adult peer support and social group that offers in-person and online meetups for trans, gender-nonconforming, non-binary, and gender diverse individuals. Click below to learn more.

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Training & Education

SBTAN provides specialized training for your organization on supporting transgender members of our community as part of the work that you do. SBTAN has trained over 55 organizations and can cover a variety of topics to the community.

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Need Gender Affirming Care?

Planned Parenthood offers support for patients 16 years and older.

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Want Help With Name or Gender Changes?

We are now offering one-on-one support for court orders and changes on ids and passports.

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We are not attorneys and do not provide legal advice. Our experiences is predominantly in Santa Barbara County and the State of California.