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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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The Largest Study of Intersex People in U.S. Is Here, …

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 …

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A Third of LGBTQ+ Youth Believe They Have a Low Life …

WEBThe report found that 36% of LGBTQ+ youth from 13-24 believed they had a low chance of living to age 35. This rate was even higher for LGBTQ+ people who …

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The White House Says Healthcare Discrimination …

WEBThe American Medical Assocation (AMA) added the White House “did the right thing by terminating a short-lived effort to allow …

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

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, gay, bisexual, and queer respondents said …

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More Than a Third of Trans Youth Are at Risk of Losing …

WEBOver 50,000 trans youth would be impacted by the current wave of anti-trans bills. More than a third of trans youth in the United States are at risk of losing access to gender-affirming medical care, according …

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92% of LGBTQ+ Adults Have Received at Least One …

WEBOther findings in the survey confirm the reasons why the LGBTQ+ population has been especially eager to move past the pandemic: A majority of respondents said COVID-19 has made them feel socially …

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Transgender Health Care: Meet the Doctors …

WEBMeet the Doctors Revolutionizing Healthcare for Trans Teens. With gender-affirming medicine under attack, trailblazing hospitals and physicians are fighting to create the future of transgender …

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How The AIDS Crisis Prepared Us For COVID

WEBChung took stock of the emerging data in the spring of 2020 while serving on the San Francisco Health Commission: She saw the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black people, a rapidly-rising …

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There's No Trans Healthcare Without Reproductive Rights Them

WEBThere are no reproductive rights without trans inclusivity. The fight for reproductive healthcare in the U.S. has historically been co-opted as a white cisgender …

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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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Dr. Rachel Levine Makes History As First Transgender Cabinet

WEBCurrently Pennsylvania’s top health official, the announcement means that Levine could become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the …

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Maryland Just Took Steps to Expand Gender-Affirming Care and

WEBMaryland Governor Wes Moore signed the Trans Health Equity Act on Wednesday, protecting access to gender-affirming medical care in the Mid-Atlantic state. …

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How You Can Make Bathrooms Safer for Trans and Nonbinary …

WEBMake trans and nonbinary people welcome if you see them in bathrooms. It may seem obvious, but transgender health advocate Jamison Green notes this step can …

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The Queer Kids Are Not OK Them

WEBConcurrent with this onslaught of anti-trans bills is a sharp rise in mental health crises among trans youth, highlighting the often unexplored link between …

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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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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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Colorado Passed Three "Shield Laws" Protecting Abortion and

WEBSB 23-189, also signed into law Friday, requires health insurance providers to cover abortion care in their plans going forward.And SB 23-190 cracks down on crisis …

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Trans Youth Are Suing to Block Louisiana’s Ban on Gender

WEBJanuary 9, 2024. MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images. Five trans youth and their families are suing the state of Louisiana to block the state’s ban on gender …

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