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Why Transgender Women Are at Higher Risk for HIV

Structural inequalities and lack of access to healthcare leave trans women vulnerable

Transgender person contemplating and looking at the view

Por qué las mujeres transgénero tienen un mayor riesgo del VIH

Las desigualdades estructurales y la falta de acceso a atención médica hacen que las mujeres transgénero sean vulnerables

Redefining Menopause: Including Gender-Diverse and Trans People video series

Redefining Menopause: Including Gender-Diverse and Trans People

Watch these three videos for expert advice on the menopause experience for gender-diverse and trans people

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Gender-Affirming Care Is Important

Gender-affirming care is medical care — and it can be a matter of life and death for trans people

Hope Giselle

Embracing Hope: The Transformative Power of Gender-Affirming Care

I’m a Black trans activist — and gender-affirming care changed my life

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Transgender People of Color Face Unique Challenges as Gender Discrimination and Racism Intersect

The health care system has historically been a fraught with danger for trans people of color

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What’s Sexual Orientation Got to Do With It? LGBTQ People Face Discrimination in Healthcare

It's unbelievable that LGBTQ discrimination in healthcare is still a thing

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Love Conquers All: My Journey as the Mother of a Transgender Daughter

My daughter came out as transgender at the age of 14. Since then, our entire family transitioned alongside her — and we’re now closer than ever.

Julie Cappiello

I Came Out on Christmas Eve

After decades, I finally stopped hiding my sexual orientation ⁠— and my family’s reaction wasn’t even close to what I expected

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Transgender Children’s Rights Are Under Attack

An explosion of bills threatening health care for trans youth have recently been drafted

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Removing Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening for the LGBTQ Community

Misinformation, bias and lack of access to health care can put LGBTQ people with cervixes at greater risk of developing cancer

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7 Tips for LGBTQ Parents to Help Schools Fight Stigma and Ignorance

Parents may want to talk to teachers about their family structure, and what their child calls each parent, before the start of the school year.

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Transgender Medicine – What Care Looks Like, Who Seeks It out and What’s Still Unknown: 3 Essential Reads

Access to transgender medical care has been under attack in many places in the U.S.

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Conversion Therapy Is Discredited and Increases Risk of Suicide – yet Fewer Than Half of US States Have Bans in Place

Conversion therapy, or the practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, is based on an outdated and incorrect notion that such identities are a choice that can be changed

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What’s Behind the Rising Profile of Transgender Kids? 3 Essential Reads

The history of trans youth offers some of the most compelling proof that trans kids aren't some sort of new phenomenon

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Trans Kids in the US Were Seeking Treatment Decades Before Today’s Political Battles Over Access to Health Care

These kids faced tremendous obstacles in a world where the word "transgender" didn't even exist

Dani, 2019

The Other Side of the Rainbow

Coming out to my family as transgender helped me find inner peace

Danica Roem

Danica Roem Is Transcending Gender

Virginia's first transgender lawmaker is making it harder to deny that trans rights are human rights

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How Parents Can Support a Child Who Comes out as Trans – by Conquering Their Own Fears, Following Their Child’s Lead and Tolerating Ambiguity

Studies show that family acceptance or rejection has a big impact on a trans child's mental health and happiness

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Trans Day of Visibility Offers Chance for Community to Stand in Solidarity and Support

The pandemic has made it difficult for trans people to support one another in person, or celebrate important physical changes with friends

Beautiful Asian Transgender Woman

Do Transgender Women Experience Menopause?

A look at how and why transgender women can experience menopause symptoms