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Dr. Rachel Levine Makes History As First Transgender Cabinet

WEBPresident-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday morning that he will nominate Dr. Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health. Currently Pennsylvania’s top …

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The CDC Has Found That Discrimination Puts Trans Women at …

WEBThe CDC Has Found That Discrimination Puts Trans Women at Higher Risk for HIV. A new data analysis maps out the ways anti-trans discrimination and economic …

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Groundbreaking Study Confirms Hormone Therapy Benefits Trans …

WEBA groundbreaking new study has confirmed what trans youth have long known to be true: access to gender-affirming hormone therapy can have overwhelmingly …

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Biden Administration Strengthens Health Care Protections for …

WEBThis post originally appeared on The 19th.. LGBTQ+ Americans now have greater protections against discrimination when seeking health care, whether from …

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FOLX Is a Digital LGBTQ+ Doctor’s Office Trying to Shake Up …

WEBFor many LGBTQ+ people, having a good doctor’s visit can feel as rare as winning the lottery. In one large survey about health care experiences, 8% of lesbian, …

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In Western Massachusetts, a Clinic by and for Transgender People …

WEBThe 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey by the National Center for Transgender Equality reported that just 40 percent of transgender people were out to all of their …

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The Largest Study of Intersex People in U.S. Is Here, and It’s Alarming

WEBOctober 9, 2020. SOPA Images/Getty Images. One of the largest studies ever conducted on the health of intersex adults is shining a light on the serious disparities faced by people …

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This Map of Informed Consent Clinics Is Helping Trans People

WEBIn 2019, Erin Reed, then the digital director for progressive news outlet the American Independent, launched a Google My Maps project to try to pinpoint every …

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Maryland Just Took Steps to Expand Gender-Affirming Care and

WEBGender-affirming care is now explicitly covered in Medicaid plans for low-income residents in 27 U.S. states, according to data collected by the Movement …

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Everything You Need to Know About Testosterone-Based …

WEBOverall, experts in trans medicine and major medical associations all agree that the benefits of using HRT to treat gender dysphoria generally outweigh the risks. …

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11 Self-Care Tips, According to Expert Queer Healers Them

WEBPracticing self-care means paying attention to your body’s needs, whether that be through creating art, cooking, meditation, or resting. The mental health …

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Trans Youth Are Four Times More Likely to Have Disordered …

WEBSpecifically, researchers found that trans youth between the ages of 12 and 25 are 5.4 times more likely to have insomnia than cisgender young people, and three …

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After Vetoing Gender-Affirming Care Ban, Ohio Gov. Signs Even

WEBThe executive order declares an “emergency” requiring the immediate adoption of new Ohio Department of Health (ODH) restrictions without a formal rule …

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Ohio Is Backing Off From Proposed Rules Restricting Trans Adults …

WEBOhio officials are backing away from proposed rules that would have banned adults from receiving gender-affirming medical care, but plans to ban care for …

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Trans Adults Are the Next Target in the GOP’s War on Gender …

WEBA year after a wave of anti-trans medical care bans swept the country, Republican lawmakers are already upping the ante in 2024 by targeting trans adults’ …

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New Bills Target Insurance Coverage to Restrict Gender-Affirming …

WEBMeanwhile, Florida’s SB 952, or “Reverse Woke Act,” was introduced on Monday. Unlike the Texas bill, SB 952 does not explicitly ban insurance coverage of …

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How Mississippi Is Fighting the Tide of an HIV Epidemic

WEBMay 9, 2019. In 2014, Regi Stevenson and a friend were at a health clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, getting tested for HIV. They had a tradition of supporting each other by …

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Remembering Dr. Sara Josephine Baker, the Lesbian Doctor Who …

WEBAssistant Commissioner of Health Dr. Sara Josephine Baker, who was “instrumental in identifying” Mary as the source of the epidemic, went to a house where …

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