Tag: trans health care
Georgia Moves to Ban All Transgender Health Care in State Prisons
Georgia senators have proposed legislation that would prohibit the state prison system from providing ...
Worcester, MA, Joins Short List of Transgender Sanctuary Cities
The city of Worcester, Massachusetts, is now a sanctuary city for transgender and gender-diverse ...
Chaos for Trans Prisoners as Hard-Won Clothing, Hygiene Items Taken
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s January executive order that declared transgender people ...
I’ve Always Been Incarcerated With Men. I Never Felt Safe Until This Time.
In the year between paroling out of Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody and ...
Trans Health Care Requires You to Be “Sick.” In Prison, You Can Work That.
On September 17, a federal judge halted the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) ban ...
How I Was Forced to Go Through Testosterone Withdrawal
When I moved to Italy for school in August 2022, I brought a three-month ...
Trans Health Care, Medicaid and the Shortfalls of Prison Re-Entry Services
For about three weeks, I’d been communicating smoothly with the clinic where I’m scheduled ...
Leaving Prison After 13 Years, and the Preparations I Made to Get Here
On September 13, I got up at 4 am and took a shower. I ...
Leading Trans Health Care Guidance Updated—and Still Stuck in the Past
In September, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) released its updated Standards ...
