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Barriers to Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals

Jae A. Puckett, P. Cleary, Kinton Rossman, B. Mustanski, Michael E. Newcomb

2017.8.4Sexuality Research and Social Policy

DOI: 10.1007/s13178-017-0295-8

tlooto Summary

Gender-affirming care, including hormone therapy, “top” and “bottom” surgeries, and puberty blockers, is an efficacious treatment of gender dysphoria for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals, but many TGNC people encounter significant barriers in accessing gender-affirmed care, which is detailed via results from on online study.

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PUCKETT, Jae A., et al. Barriers to gender-affirming care for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2017, 15: 48–59.