Nic (she/her) is a trans woman living in Maryland. She is a fiction writer and English literature professor, with a particular love for bizarre stories. Gender-affirming care is lifesaving. It’s safe. It’s expensive. And it takes a while. One of the biggest misunderstandings regarding...
2022. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/claiming-abuse-texas-tries-to-prevent-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-children Quote: “Medical experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say gender-affirming care is safe and best practice for transgender patients.” Ceron, Eron, and Kelsey...
And these states have either passed laws — or have governors who issued executive orders — protecting access to gender-affirming surgery, according to the Movement Advancement Project, a public policy nonprofit: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnes...
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/tennessee-first-state-criminalize-adults-who-help-minors-receive-gender-affirming-care Recent studies by the UK's National Health Service have shown that most gender confused children naturally grow out of it as they get older and adjust to...
Comprehensive transgender healthcare: the gender affirming clinical and public health model of fenway health. J Urban Health. 2015;92(3):584–92. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Crosby RA, Salazar LF, Hill BJ. Correlates of not using antiretroviral therapy among transwomen living ...
Anti-trans legislation is at an all-time high. In 2023, 49 U.S. states proposedalmost 600 anti-trans billsthat would restrict access to gender-affirming care, ban mentions of LGBTQ people from K-12 schools, and ban trans women and girls from joining women’s sports teams. Bans have been...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon bill that would greatly expand access to reproductive health and gender-affirming care drew emotional testimony on Monday, mirroring the culture war debates over abortion, gender identity and parents' rights that are play
23 The associations presented here cannot be assumed to be caused by SGM identity or experiences, as the associations may encompass possible exposure to limited legal protections, discrimination, violence, lack of access to gender-affirming hormone therapy, and lack of robust social networks.54,55 ...
a postdoctoral research fellow in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health (CTH) and the University of Maryland Medical Center's R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Fan Liang, M.D., medical director at the CTH and assistant profess...
A nonjudgmental approach will gain your child's trust and put you in a better position to help your child through difficult times. When your child discloses an identity to you, respond in an affirming, supportive way. Understand that gender identity and sexual orientation cannot be changed,...