Transgender Resource Guide
Manual Student Changes
Canvas: Students are able to change their preferred name and pronouns as they please on Canvas.
SUU Profile: The mySUU profile allows students to set their preferred pronouns, which will show up on their profile and directory.
Requested Services SUU
Preferred Name Form: The Registrar’s Office provides a preferred first name change form that students can fill out and turn in. This will update their preferred name across SUU’s system.
Where this applies:
- mySUU Portal
- SUU Directory
- Class Rosters
- Canvas (if not already changed manually)
- Any future T-cards the student may request
Where this does not apply:
- Official Transcripts
- Financial Aid
- Cashier
- Employee Dashboard
- Other Legally Required Areas
"What about my SUU email?"
Students can contact Karson Rasmussen in IT (karsonrasmussen@suu.edu) to change their SUU email/username. SUU has to keep a legal record of the student, so they are unfortunately unable to change it to a preferred name unless it is the student’s legal name. However, they are able to change it to their first legal initial and last name (i.e. “Example Student” could be shown as “estudent@suumail.net”).
Legal Changes
If a student has gone through a legal name / gender change, they may fill out a Personal Information Change form. They are required to provide an updated photo ID and the official court order. This standard applies to all legal information changes, including middle/last name, permanent address, and citizenship/permanent resident status.
Online Resources
Health Info/Healthcare
Genderbands - Grants and Funding for Gender-affirming surgery
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Transgender Health
University of Utah Transgender Health Program
Transgender Care Listing - search transgender health services, filter by service, state, or keyword
Transgender Healthcare/Insurance Information - healthcare.gov
Know Your Rights - Trans Healthcare
TransHealthCare - search directory for gender-affirming surgeries
Other Information
Know Your Rights - Trans and Gender Nonconforming Students
Planned Parenthood - Transgender and Nonbinary Identities
National Center for Transgender Equality
Information on Legal Name Change in Utah
Map of Health Insurance Discrimination Laws By State
Financial Assistance
Trans Lifeline Microgrants - small grants awarded to cover costs for legal name/gender changes
Genderbands Surgery/Transition Grants
Healthcare
Cedar City, UT: Family Healthcare - Karen Whittemore, Family Nurse Practitioner: provides hormone replacement therapy, requires visits with Family Healthcare’s therapist beforehand. Phone: 435-986-2565 (works both during and after hours).
Holladay, UT: Rebirth Health Center - provides hormone replacement therapy, gender-affirming surgery, puberty blockers, hysterectomy, and other transgender-friendly services. Phone: 801-272-3909
Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Transgender Health Services - provides hormone replacement therapy, voice therapy, mental health resources, surgery, contraception, and transgender-friendly general medical services. Email: transgenderhealth@hsc.utah.edu Phone: 801-581-2000
Planned Parenthood Transgender Hormone Therapy - services currently unavailable at clinics in Utah.
Las Vegas, NV: Vegas Plastic Surgery Institute - provides gender-affirming surgery, leaning more towards MTF but still offering options for FTM and nonbinary patients.
Las Vegas, NV: HEALOR - provides hormone replacement therapy, requires consultation with one of their primary care doctors.