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8 Lesser-Known Gender-Affirming Care Options Providers Should Know

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Sep 4, 2025

8 Lesser-Known Gender-Affirming Care Options Providers Should Know

Beyond HRT, top surgery, and bottom surgery, these are just a few other gender-affirming care options to consider when helping patients with their care plans

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Transgender Bathroom Bans are a Growing Public Health Issue

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Sep 19, 2025

Transgender Bathroom Bans are a Growing Public Health Issue

Trans youth study reveals bathroom avoidance can cause serious health problems. How anti-trans bathroom ban laws create trauma and medical complications.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson

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BJ (he/they) is a queer trans journalist with 10+ years experience writing about LGBTQ+ health.

Monday Roundup | January 19, 2026

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Jan 19, 2026

Monday Roundup | January 19, 2026

From surgical travel risks to Medicaid restrictions and Supreme Court cases, this issue tracks how policy and distance are reshaping access to trans health care.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
I Traveled for Top Surgery

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Jan 16, 2026

I Traveled for Top Surgery

What health professionals and caregivers need to know about the risks and challenges of traveling for gender-affirming care

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Research in Crisis: replication, RCTs, and un(der)funding

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Nov 21, 2025

Research in Crisis: replication, RCTs, and un(der)funding

Licensed psychologist and therapist Luke R. Allen, PhD, discusses his recent research on suicidality following the initiation of gender-affirming HRT for trans youth, including the crisis of replication and the untenable demand for randomized controlled trials.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson

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Monday Roundup | January 19, 2026

Roundup

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Jan 19, 2026

Monday Roundup | January 19, 2026

From surgical travel risks to Medicaid restrictions and Supreme Court cases, this issue tracks how policy and distance are reshaping access to trans health care.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Traveling for Gender-Affirming Surgery: Patient & Caregiver Guides
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Jan 17, 2026

Traveling for Gender-Affirming Surgery: Patient & Caregiver Guides

Practical resources for planning, recovery, and support when care requires travel.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
I Traveled for Top Surgery

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Jan 16, 2026

I Traveled for Top Surgery

What health professionals and caregivers need to know about the risks and challenges of traveling for gender-affirming care

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Monday Roundup | January 12, 2026

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Jan 12, 2026

Monday Roundup | January 12, 2026

Genocide scholars issue a warning about US actions against transgender people, and the scope of the trans refugee crisis is revealed, while the DOJ takes aim at professionals providing legal care.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Building for Bodies, Not Bots: What Sextech Teaches Us About Clinical Care

Queer in Practice

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Jan 9, 2026

Building for Bodies, Not Bots: What Sextech Teaches Us About Clinical Care

Giovanni Trimble for Queer in Practice on designing for nervous systems, not for profit machines. A performance artist turned therapist turned UX designer talks about what healthcare has to learn.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Monday Roundup | January 5, 2025

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Jan 5, 2026

Monday Roundup | January 5, 2025

2026 opens with RFK's "nuclear option" ban, hospital surrenders, and the legal battles fighting back

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
The Monday Scattering | December 29, 2025

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Dec 29, 2025

The Monday Scattering | December 29, 2025

The opposite of a roundup. A scattering of seeds, of hope and dreams, plans and opportunities.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Monday Roundup | December 15, 2025

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Dec 16, 2025

Monday Roundup | December 15, 2025

There is no time like the present: call your representatives to tell them what their support for transgender healthcare means to you.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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