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Community Interest Company

The first UK holistic sexual health & HIV service for trans & nonbinary people

Michelle Ross

Co-Founder & Director Wellbeing Services

michelle@cliniq.org.uk

TimeLine cliniQ By Us For Us

• 2010 Talks begin on a trans sexual health space

• 2011 Survey by Project Q & Meeting Dean Street

• 2012 Training Begins

• 2012 February 15th cliniQ Opens

Holistic Service

Greeters – into all our services

cliniQ offersClinical Services:

• STI & HIV testing

• PEP

• Hep B Vaccinations

• Liver Function Testing

• Cervical smears for anyone

(over 25) with a cervix

• Hormone injections

(w/ proof of ID &

prescription)

Holistic Services:

• Counseling & psychosexual

therapy

• Peer mentoring

• Social/Case Work

• Acupuncture

• Trans inclusive yoga classes

• Housing, benefits &

employment support

Data Collection & Clinic Forms

cliniQ uses a 2-part method of data collection on our ‘Hello’ forms, which helps with history taking:

Please tell us how you see your gender o Male (including trans male)o Female (including trans female)o GenderQueer/Non-binaryo Prefer not to say

What gender were you assigned at birth o Male o Femaleo Prefer not to say

We also ask our services users which pronouns they use, to help reduce opportunities for misgendering someone

TransHealthMatters

• Conferences HIV & Holistic Welbeing

• 2013 Lighthouse

• 2014 Birmingham

• 2016 London

• Wellbeing Day 2015

• HIV The Conversation we are not having

cliniQ International work HIV Internationally

Developments 2017

• Resources

• Wellbeing Day & Programme

• Counselling Service Camden

• Dedicated Space

Printed materials

& Online Resources2 multipage booklets targeting those in our

communities most vulnerable to HIV:

• Trans women using sex-on-premises

environments and/or those engaged in sex

work

• Trans MSM using sex-on-premises

environments and/or those engaged in sex

work

UK AIDS Memorial Quilt