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After being regularly discriminated against by doctors, 4 transgender people came up with a brilliant Kickstarter idea
"Just last week at an appointment with my new primary care physician. She asked me why I take Estra…
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A trans father says he was offered multiple abortions while pregnant
Kayden Coleman told Today doctors would misgender him, call him a mother, and encouraged him to hav…
Canela López
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Every anti-trans bill US lawmakers introduced this year, from banning medication to jail time for doctors
This year, 28 states will vote on bills to curb the rights of transgender adults and children, cove…
Canela López
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The 3 types of treatment trans youth are banned from getting in Arkansas under the new bill
Arkansas is the first US state to pass a bill banning treatment for trans youth. The governor has a…
Canela López
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Doctors are telling trans women they have to wear lipstick and feminine clothing to receive medical care, UK lawmakers say
UK politicians raised the issue as an example of medical transphobia during a discussion on reformi…
Canela López
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What it's like to go to the gynecologist as a Black trans man: 'It's so dehumanizing'
The author said he went to the gynecologist in 2017 and experienced medical transphobia from his pr…
Canela López
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How to find a gender-affirming doctor — and what to do if there isn't one nearby
Finding a gender-affirming doctor with the understanding necessary to treat transgender and nonbina…
Canela López
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'Our patients just are afraid': Doctors in states neighboring Alabama are preparing for an influx of trans youth after the state passed an anti-trans law
Recent anti-trans legislation in Alabama, which is expected to go into effect May 8, bans doctors f…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Arkansas' anti-trans bill becomes law, banning treatment for trans youth, after the state legislature overrode Gov. Hutchinson's veto
It is now a felony for doctors to provide care to trans youth in Arkansas. Gov. Asa Hutchinson veto…
Paul Squire,Azmi Haroun,Canel…
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Tennessee governor approves law that bans transgender youth from getting gender-confirming hormone treatment
The new law is the latest anti-trans legislation in Tennessee that targets transgender people, as w…
Paul Squire,Kelly McLaughlin
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I'm a trans person who recently started testosterone, and Reddit was more helpful than my doctor
Insider reporter Canela López said trans Reddit forums became a haven of support when so many of th…
Canela López
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Arkansas becomes first state to pass bill prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming medical care to trans youth
The state Senate voted 28-7 in favor of the bill Monday; the state House previously passed a versio…
Erin Snodgrass
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Arkansas' anti-trans bill has set a dangerous precedent, opening the door to transphobia and violence, experts say
"The consequences of this piece of legislation couldn't be more dire," Kate Oakley, Senior Counsel …
Canela López
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A mom says South Dakota's new anti-trans law is forcing her to drive 4 hours across state lines to take her child to the doctor: 'It's absolutely exhausting.'
The mom told Insider the drive from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Minneapolis takes hours and force…
Yelena Dzhanova,Grace Eliza G…
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Many trans Americans are struggling to get adequate healthcare. Patients say they're being pigeonholed by insurers and paying higher drug costs.
Trans Americans tend to be underinsured, and drugs like hormone replacement therapies can cost as m…
Megan Hernbroth,Allison DeAng…
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Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson says debate over the anti-trans bill he vetoed is about 'the future' of the GOP
Hutchinson was targeted by his own party for vetoing the bill, including by former President Donald…
Connor Perrett
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Virginia is the first southern state to ban the 'trans panic' defense that previously gave lighter sentences to assailants claiming to react to someone's gender identity
A dozen other states have already banned the defense, which has traditionally been used in murder a…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Alabama just approved a bill that would make it illegal for doctors to treat trans teenagers
If SB-10 passes through the senate, doctors would face up to 10 years in jail for giving trans yout…
Canela López
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Arkansas' governor vetoes the state's anti-trans bill that would have made treatment for trans youth a felony
Gov. Asa Hutchinson called the bill "extreme," an "overreach," and said it would harm trans youth. …
Canela López
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As a trans masculine person, my period doesn't trigger feelings of anxiety - until I have to buy menstrual products labeled 'for women'
From period panties to tampons, products labeled "for her" or "feminine care" can trigger feelings …