Topics :: transgender health
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Loving the Skin They're In: How Gender Expression Coaches Help Transgender Women Embrace Their Authentic Selves
Gender expression coaches are helping transgender women express their authentic selves.
More Than Skin Deep: How Odyssey Wellness Tattoo Changes Lives
Darlene DiBona of Odyssey Wellness Tattoo specializes in working with people who have undergone mastectomies and gender reassignment surgery.
Denying Transgender Identity Can Seriously Impact Mental Health
The impact of statements or actions that are subtly and even unintentionally discriminatory, what researchers call "microaggressions," is measurable and real.
Transcendence :: September 28, 2017
The Callen-Lorde Community Heath Center's annual Transcendence, a celebration for transgender and non-binary communities, honored world renowned DJ Lina, alongside writer, speaker and media personality Tyler Ford. Such a moving & inspirational experience.
Finland Will Continue Sterilizing Trans People
The cruel and unusual 'Trans Act' remains: Finnish law currently requires transgender people to be sterilized before legally changing their gender.
SAGE Tells Trump to Count the T in Seniors Survey
The Trump administration has restored sexual orientation to the National Survey of Older Americans Act. But gender identity is still missing and SAGE is demanding transgender individuals be put back in.
VA Scuttles Plans to Cover Transition Surgery for Transgender Vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is dropping plans to cover transition-related surgical expenses for transgender veterans, citing budget constraints.
Trans Nurse Denied Shower After Being Pepper Sprayed
A transgender nurse working at a prison hospital was denied the right to use the male bathroom after being doused in pepper spray.
New Studies Look at PrEP for Trans People
The California HIV/AIDS Research Program has announced that it has funded three new demonstration projects - including two in the Bay Area - to learn more about PrEP for transgender women and men.
Despite Years of Breast Cancer Research, Questions Remain for Transgender Men, Women
Research into breast cancer is extensive, but it is still severely lacking when it comes to transgender men and women.
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