Empowering the LGBTQ and HIV communities since 1989.
There are agency and informational resources throughout Hampton Roads available for those affected and infected with HIV/AIDS. Please see the following websites or service agencies for additional assistance.
AVERTing AIDS and HIV
HIV/AIDS Statistics from Around the World
Virginia Department of Health
Regional Statistics
My Sistas
Sponsored by Advocates for Youth, this website offers health information to young women of color.
Teen Scene
Developed by Advocates for Youth, this website helps young people access sexual health resources and information.
Chesapeake Police
Officer Ellen Gonzales
egonzales@cityofchesapeake.net
Hampton Police
Sergeant Nakia Peek
nclarkepeek@hampton.gov
Newport News Police
M. Police Officer Jaime Acree
acreeja@nnva.gov
Norfolk Sheriff
Lieutenant Meryah Breeden
Meryah.Breeden@Norfolk-Sheriff.com
Norfolk Police
Sergeant Craig Lovelace
Craig.lovelace@norfolk.gov
Portsmouth Police
Lieutenant Justin Velasco
VelascoJ@portsmouthva.gov
Virginia Beach Police
Sergeant Michelle Meister
mmeister@vbgov.com
Suffolk Police
Detective T. Whitten
twhitten@suffolkva.us
Detective Sean Rowan
srowan@suffolkva.us
Immigration Equality
What are your rights? What to do if agents come to your home and more.
Planned Parenthood
515 Newtown Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
Virginia Beach Counseling (Letters Only Via Link)
1-757-453-2144
1553 Bradford Rd. Ste. 102 Virginia Beach, VA 23455
https://vabeachcounseling.com/letters-for-gender-affirming-care/
LGBT Life Center
757-640-0929
5360 Robin Hood Road, Norfolk VA 23513
https://lgbtlifecenter.org/trans-services/
Burroughs Law Office, P.C
Lawren Burroughs
(757) 363-0077
4445 Corporation Ln Suite 142, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
https://burroughs-law.com/
Dr. Helena Guarda, MD
Plastic Surgery Specialists of Virginia
5833 Harbour View Blvd., Suite B
Suffolk, Virginia 23435
Board-certified; accepts insurance, Medicare & CareCredit; in-person consultations; 18+ only;
https://pssva.com/
Dr. John Stranix, MD
University of Virginia Plastic Surgery
1300 Jefferson Park Ave., 4th Floor
Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
Accepts insurance, Medicaid and Medicare.
https://uvahealth.com/findadoctor/profile/john-t-stranix
Dr. Stephen Montante, MD
Plastic Surgery Richmond
611 Watkins Centre Pkwy., #350
Midlothian, Virginia 23114
https://montanteaesthetics.com/
Transgender Assistance Program VA (TAP VA)
Contact: De Sube
(757) 563-4784
Gender-affirming clothing closet, emergency housing/homelessness assistance, resource referral.
https://tapvirginia.org/
Empowering Transgender Services Health Clinic
Point of Contact: Nyonna or Matthew
757-550-5880
135 Kings Way Ste 100, Hampton VA 23669
https://www.empoweringtransgenderserices.org/
Southeastern Transgender Resource Center
Point of Contact: Tarena Williams
757-937-1276
3519 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23508
https://southeasterntranscenter.org/
*Transfeminine Support Group
*Non-Binary/Gender Nonconforming Support Group
*Significant Others, Friends, Families, and Allies Support (SOFFA)