Differing perspectives on transgender rights

Both trans people and cisgender women are discriminated against because of their gender. This is why both groups experience harassment in the street, sexual violence, domestic abuse and poverty at much higher rates than cisgender men. Trans people experience more difficulties accessing healthcare, higher rates of suicide and more frequent mental health issues, and are more likely to be victims of hate crimes.

 Understanding the fight over trans rights — part 1

For decades Stephen Whittle has been at the heart of a battle to improve trans rights, winning significant legal victories during the 1990s and then political ones with the introduction of the Gender Recognition Act in 2004 - which allowed people to acquire new birth certificates.

Being Trans Shouldn’t Exclude Me From Health Laws

We know all too well about discrimination in health care. Like most trans people, I fear hospital stays and dread doctor visits. I worry that a doctor won’t understand the trans-specific care I need.

Conservative attacks on US abortion and trans healthcare come from the same place

It is not a coincidence that the states which have the most punitive and draconian bans on abortion have also adopted the most aggressive targeting of transgender people and medical care.

For Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health Care

Discrimination, delays and systemic hurdles prevent young trans people from reaching the care they need, a new study finds.

How to Be a Better Trans Ally, According to People at a Trans Rights Protest

The government is trying to take away our rights and treat us as secondary human beings.

It sucks to go to the doctor if you’re trans

Beyond transition care, however, we face a daunting lack of compassion and knowledge from the wider medical community.

Protecting and Advancing Health Care for Transgender Adult Communities

Transgender individuals are a high-risk population for mental and physical health problems and are consistently and systemically underserved by the American medical system.

Russia Moves to Ban Trans Health Care

Elected officials in Russia have proposed a new law that would ban transgender people from accessing gender affirming health services – including voluntary surgeries – while allowing operations on intersex children to be carried out without their consent. The bill also prohibits people from changing their name and gender marker on official documents.

The Threat to Trans Rights and the Public’s Health.

The past few years have seen the proposal and enactment of a range of laws that challenge the human rights of the LGBTQ+ community, and particularly transgender people. This calls on public health to affirm a central truth, that there can be no health without respect for the dignity and basic rights of all populations.

Understanding the fight over trans rights – part 2

Last month the equalities minister, Liz Truss, brought forward the government’s proposed changes to the GRA. They included cutting the costs associated with legal transition and a commitment to open new gender clinics. However, the government said it would not be adopting a right of self-declaration for trans people without a medical diagnosis.

Why US schools are at the center of trans rights

In the past few years, an increasing number of state bills introduced in Republican legislatures have targeted the rights of LGBTQ Americans. Some of those laws are focused on what rights transgender school children have in public schools: what types of bathrooms they can use in school, whether their pronouns will be used, or whether they can participate in school sports.