Queercare Inc

QueerCare is led entirely by unpaid transgender volunteers and offers no-strings-attached financial support as well as free in-person post-op care to folks undergoing gender-affirming surgeries in SF and NYC. As many trans folks may face familial rejection and lack social support, QueerCare aims to fill that gap through community care.

QueerCare’s mission statement is to assist queer individuals with the care they need.

Many people in the LGBTQ+ community face hardships that leave them in poverty, harassed, or without the support system needed to undertake medical procedures and gender-affirming surgeries. In addition, the current political climate is actively hostile towards the needs of trans people to access gender-affirming care. 

We hope to make it easier for trans, GNC, and LGBTQ people to plan and schedule their medical procedures knowing that they have a community-based support system that will be there for them throughout the process.

We offer free pre/post-operative support. We offer both financial support through reimbursements and in-person volunteer support. Our services include, but are not limited to:

- Help with basic post-op care that a surgeon or nurse would explain

- Light bandage changing/cleaning, drain clearings

- Keeping a medication log

- Transportation

- Meal prep/cooking

- Grocery shopping

- Laundry and cleaning

- Pet or child care

- Emotional support and accompaniment throughout and after surgical proceedings

Almost all of the requests that we receive are for support with gender-affirming surgeries, however, we consider requests from the entire LGBTQ community when we have the capacity- even with surgeries or diseases that are not transition-related. Some examples: people struggling with autoimmune disorders including HIV and AIDS, and people fighting cancer. All care requests are reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis.

NOTE: Following our mission and values, QueerCare especially prioritizes care requests from trans people of color.