There are over 1 million transgender people living in the United States, and 33% report
negative experiences with a healthcare provider, many of which are connected to data …

Background A growing body of research continues to elucidate health inequities
experienced by transgender individuals and further underscores the need for medical …

Background: Transgender healthcare is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field. In the last
decade, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number and visibility of …

A lack of access to knowledgeable providers is the greatest reported barrier to care for
transgender individuals. The purpose of this manuscript is to review the recent literature …

Background For medical students, providing exposure to and education about the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patient population are effective methods to increase …

Purpose: Transgender individuals are medically underserved in the United States and face
many documented disparities in care due to providers' lack of education, training, and …

Background Access to clinicians competent in transgender health remains a significant
barrier and contributor toward health inequity for transgender people. Studies on access and …

Purpose Transgender adults may avoid medical settings due to concerns about
discrimination or past experiences of maltreatment. Emerging evidence shows improved …

Background There is some data regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
cultural competency among healthcare professionals. While few studies have indicated …

Intersex people have variations in their sex characteristics that do not exclusively fall within
binary definitions of male and female. This community experiences discrimination in the …