Where Can Trans People Find Online Consumer Health Information?
Here are some key places online where members of trans communities can turn for comprehensive answers to their health concerns.
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Sean Coleman Made His Dream of Housing for NYC’s Trans/GNC Sex Workers Come True
Even amid COVID, the City Council–funded Bronx supportive residence is open for business—and reflects just the beginning of Coleman’s plans.
New York’s Notorious “Walking While Trans” Law Has Finally Been Repealed
The transgender community and allies spent years trying to undo a solicitation law used to harass Black and brown trans women on the street.
Meet the Founders of the Molly House, Where Masculine-of-Center Sex Workers Are Mobilizing Online
A COVID-19 relief fund and a digital space for support help break down isolation.
For Black Transmasculine People, Visibility Leads to Safety
“We’re just like you, and we hurt just like you hurt. We bleed just like you bleed. We put on clothes like you put on clothes. The only thing that’s different is we decide to live in our truth.”
‘Born to Be’ Is a New Documentary About NYC’s Pioneering Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Surgery
We talked to director Tania Cypriano about this moving film, which premieres online Nov. 18.
Studies: Trans Youth Need Sexual Knowledge and Gender-Affirming Care
Research concluded that support from family and health care providers can help reduce mental health challenges, suicide risk, and rates of HIV among trans and nonbinary youth.
Why Pelvic Health Matters—and What Trans People Need to Know About It
We spoke with Patrick Wenning, a physical therapist in the Washington, D.C. metro area, who gave a presentation entitled “Pelvic Health for Trans Health” at a recent HIV community conference.
This Latinx Icon Is Opening a Shelter Just for LGBTQ Migrants
Ruby Corado founded Casa Ruby to link LGBTQ youth to health care and support. Now, she’s giving LGBTQ migrants seeking asylum in the United States the stability they need to transition to life in a new country.
NYC Trans Warriors Cecilia Gentili and Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker Talk Beating Trump’s Anti-Trans Health Care Rule in Court (for Now)
The Trump administration has until the end of October to respond to the decision, but the recent pro-LGBT Supreme Court ruling makes its argument pretty weak.
Border Work in Tijuana Has Taught Me That Immigration Is a Public Health Concern
A law student from a Central American immigrant family learns about the dangers faced by transgender migrants at the border.