How do socio-political structures affect access to hormone therapy, and what interventions could improve equity?
The availability and affordability of hormone therapy have become increasingly...
A person's gender identity is their own internal sense of being male, female, non-binary, agender, or any other gender that they may identify with. This identity is influenced by many factors such as...
Access to hormone therapy is essential for individuals who identify as transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, or intersex, but there are various challenges that prevent them from receiving it,...
Digital Identity Mediates Relationship Between Personal Gender Expression and Legal Recognition
Digital identity can be described as an individual's online presence, including social media...
Transgender identities have been part of human experience for thousands of years.
They were often misunderstood and misrepresented until the past century when Western medicine recognized them as a...
The US military has always been a bastion of masculinity and patriotism, but what happens when you add a touch of diversity to this mix? For LGBT service members, it's a struggle against both...
What is self-directed transphobia?
Self-directed transphobia refers to negative feelings about oneself as a trans person, including doubts, shame, guilt, and low self-esteem. These negative...
Intersex infants are born with genitalia that do not conform to conventional male or female definitions. This ambiguous state is the result of various biological factors such as chromosomes,...
Feminist theories of embodiment seek to understand how gender and identity are constructed through social institutions and practices. Transgender people experience their own bodies as at odds with...
Can self-recognition precede social recognition in the journey toward gender affirmation?
The journey toward gender affirmation is a complicated process that involves recognizing one's own...