Insurance companies have strict guidelines that they must follow when evaluating gender-affirming procedure claims. These include evaluating the necessity and appropriateness of the requested...
Parental Support Networks are crucial for affirming transgender children because they provide emotional, psychological, and financial support that is essential to their well-being and development....
Trans people often face discrimination and exclusion when they are incarcerated. This includes access to medical care, which is a basic human right. Inmates have limited access to health services,...
Gender-affirming Care
Gender-affirming care is medical treatment aimed at helping individuals live their lives according to their gender identity, such as hormone therapy, surgery, and mental...
How do prison healthcare systems provide—or deny—hormone therapy?
The delivery of hormones to prisoners is a complex issue that varies across jurisdictions around the world. In some cases, prisons...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of the most devastating diseases affecting humanity today. It has caused a lot of deaths and suffering since its discovery decades ago. Despite all efforts...
Gender-diverse individuals face unique challenges when accessing healthcare services due to the lack of understanding and acceptance of their identities among conservative healthcare providers. These...
Gender-diverse people are those whose gender identity does not align with their assigned sex at birth. Incarcerated gender-diverse individuals may face unique challenges when seeking healthcare due...
Transgender people face unique challenges when it comes to fertility preservation due to their unique medical needs and social barriers they face. Many transgender individuals have undergone hormone...
Healthcare is an important aspect of life that should be available for everyone regardless of their income level, but it has become increasingly difficult to access due to rising costs. One way this...