Protecting and Advancing Health Care for Transgender Adult Communities

Copyright

2021

Published By

Center for American Progress

To examine the health conditions that transgender adults face, this report incorporates storytelling to elevate their lived experiences. Section highlights include: the status of the physical, behavioral, and mental health of transgender communities and barriers to accessing general and gender-affirming care; the contemporary landscape of legal and regulatory nondiscrimination protections in health care; and in-practice policies to promote affirming, inclusive, and culturally competent care.