What People Are Saying

“JM Jaffe, executive director of Lyon-Martin, showed a floor plan of the new space to District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safaí, who toured the space in support of Transgender Advocacy Week.” Read More

— BAY AREA REPORTER

“A health clinic named in honor of Lyon and Martin may have its services severely cut on May 1, leaving thousands of patients without affordable healthcare in the midst of a pandemic.” Read More

— KCBX News

“HealthRIGHT 360 confirms service reduction in Lyon-Martin move. Reduction of between 50% and 90% in the number of people they see” Read More

— BAY AREA REPORTER

“On April 30, Lyon-Martin Health Services will serve its last client, bringing to close a 40-year run of one of the country’s pioneering centers for transgender and queer women’s health care. That is, unless someone takes dramatic action to save it.” Read More

— LOGOTV, NEWNOWNEXT

“Trans-inclusive SF clinic may close its doors in midst of coronavirus epidemic. Lyon-Martin and the Women's Community Clinic primarily provide services to low-income, uninsured or underinsured transgender people and cisgender women.” Read More

— HOODLINE

“HealthRIGHT 360 delays moving Lyon-Martin clinic to SF headquarters.” Read More

— BAY AREA REPORTER

“Lyon-Martin is the first place where it was humane and practical for me just to get hormone access. It’s still the only place I’ve ever felt comfortable enough to seek help for things I would (and have) otherwise have tried to fix at home, from an abscess to a broken rib.” Read More

— STREET SHEET

“Coronavirus pandemic strains LGBTQ health clinics. There are over 200 health centers in the U.S. that specialize in LGBTQ care. Some of the largest are reporting steep revenue declines and furloughs.”
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— NBC NEWS