“The fact that I could get gender-affirming care that was covered by insurance meant that I did not have to choose between necessary medical procedures, or risk bankruptcy or homelessness to be who I am,” said Oregon resident SueZeev Ranseen, who is transgender. “Without...
states proposed almost 600 anti-trans bills that 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 proposed even in places where no trans athletes have knowingly parti...
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GENDER affirming careTRANSGENDER peopleTRANSGENDER youthTransgender and gender diverse (TGD) people are increasingly visible in U.S. communities and in national media. With this increased visibility, access to gender affirming healthcare is also on the rise, particularly for urban youth. Political ...
Some members of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) say its association leadership is blocking discussion about a resolution asking for a "rigorous systematic review" of gender-affirming care guidelines. At issue is 2018 guidance that states children can undergo hormonal therapy after they are ...
The cost of gender-affirming surgery varies widely, depending on the precise procedure, where you live and what your health insurance will cover.
Trans women who seek gender-affirming care are less likely to contract HIV, according to a study posted inThe Lancet HIV.The research also revealed that 0.55 percent of trans women in the US contract HIV yearly, and those who didn’t receive gender-affirming care were more socially or economi...
"In spite of ranking so highly in terms of Oregon's support for gender-affirming care, the impact of social discrimination is so great that it challenges policy implementation and the lived experience of people," Garcia said. "This is how discrimination sort of gets in between the cracks—it...
Since then, five other states have passed laws requiring malpractice insurers to treat gender-affirminghealth careas they do any other legally protected health activity: Colorado, Vermont, New York, Oregon, and California (similar legislation is pending in Hawaii). ...
GENDER-AFFIRMING SURGERY 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 12 作者:BR Peters,E Mccreary,CA Putnam,J Berli 摘要: From the *Department of Urology, Oregon Health & Science University; Portland, Oreg.; Department of Urology, University of California San Francisco; San Francisco, Calif.; and ...