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Trans adults in rural areas at higher risk of cardiovascular disease
“The physical risks are likely heightened by the mental stress that many LGBTQ+ people encounter due to discrimination.”
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House GOP passes bill defunding gender-affirming care for trans military personnel
The law also bans the Pentagon from purchasing any book that “espouses radical gender ideology.”
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Doctor says soon trans men will be able to receive penis transplant surgery
Doctors want to try a penis transplant operation on a transgender man for the first time.
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Donald Trump is preparing for Pride month by revving up his attacks on us
The president has taken a series of steps lately meant to punish LGBTQ and curry favor with the religious right.
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Transgender people are less healthy than cis people. Here’s why.
Transgender people were more likely to be smokers, more likely to be sedentary, and more likely to experience a diminished quality of life.
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This group is developing a badly needed database of trans-friendly medical providers
Finding supportive trans care can be difficult, but a DC-based group is trying to change that.
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Majority of trans youth don’t want to delay hormone treatment to preserve fertility
The youth studied were largely assigned female at birth, and of an average age of 16.
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Hormone therapy linked to dangerous health issues in trans women
Transgender women face a greater chance of strokes, heart attacks, and blood clots compared to their cisgender counterparts.
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Transgender teens are the most likely to smoke tobacco or use e-cigs
E-cigarette use is up among all LGBTQ teens.
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Study shows gender confirmation surgery improves most transgender women’s quality of life
It is the most comprehensive study of its kind and could help doctors accept that their transgender patients are right to ask for the surgery.