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Gender Identity, Race Intersections ‘Really Matter for Access to Healthcare’ [bu.edu]

 

By Jillian McKoy, Boston University, School of Public Health, June 2, 2023

From Florida to Idaho, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has swept across the country at an alarming rate this year, largely targeted towards limiting the rights of transgender people. Over 550 anti-trans bills—more than triple the amount in all of 2022—have been proposed or passed in Republican-led state legislatures.

While many of these bills limit access to or representation in sports, bathroom use, and education, a record number are criminalizing gender-affirming care, particularly among transgender youth. Many states are proposing bills that would prohibit transgender youth from accessing hormone therapies and transition surgeries, claiming to support child protection and parental control, but these claims contradict evidence-based research on gender, as well as the advice of leading medical associations, that show this care is safe, essential, and often life-saving for transgender people.

Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth, particularly TGD youth of color, have long faced discrimination in and barriers to healthcare, as well as disproportionate rates of adverse physical and mental health outcomes. As anti-trans legislation continues to increase, it is even more critical to understand the factors that contribute to these barriers.

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