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Lisa Jarvis: Trans teens benefit from gender-affirming care | Op Eds
In the largest study of its kind in the US, researchers found that gender-affirming hormones have a positive effect on transgender teens’ mental he...
Study: Gender-affirming Hormones Improve Mental Health In Transgender And Nonbinary Youth
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Transgender and nonbinary youth experienced significant improvement in appearance congruence (or the degree to w...
Gender-Affirming Mental Health Care Access and Utilization Among Rural Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in Five Northeastern U.S. States
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Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) populations are burdened by substantial mental health disparities. The mental health n...
Chicago group advocating for trans, gender-affirming care
Illinois groups advocating for trans, gender-affirming care
During this lame duck session, Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would pro...
Thousands of trans people enrolled in Medicaid do not have coverage for gender-affirming care
A new report from the Williams Institute has found that 276,000 transgender adults are enrolled in Medicaid. That’s about 21 percent of the estimat...
Nine states seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in 2023
In the coming year, nine states will introduce legislation to block transgender youth from seeking gender-affirming care, The Hill reports.
The sta...
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