Trans patients face do-or-die situations when trying to find transition care. But the medical community is not ready for them. Shop ▾ “This is not about [some hazy notion of] being able to be who you are. The ability to get the health care and treatment you need for gender transition contributes significantly to staying alive.” In August 2014, Kailey Truscott went to her primary-care doctor with a letter and a mission. The letter, from a therapist, confirmed what she’d known since she was 7—she was a woman. The doctor’s appointment was to begin medical treatment so her body would reflect that fact. But the path to transition wasn’t so simple. Her doctor didn’t balk, but she didn’t...
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