A significant number of transgender individuals live and work in the Chelsea/Clinton
area. Many of them are sex workers who do not have access to health care
services, that include services associated with gender transition. Multiple
sexual contacts and self-administered hormone injections put this population
at extremely high risk for HIV infection and reinfection.
PHP has developed one of the most comprehensive transgender harm reduction initiatives in the country. Our Transgender Initiative (TGI) employs transgender individuals to conduct outreach and provide services to transgender sex workers, substance users, and hormone injectors.
