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.
Essential Evidence: Your Complete Resource Guide to Gender-Affirming Care
Two evidence-based tools healthcare providers need when parents arrive with questions: a comprehensive research compendium and a quick-reference fact sheet
Government Shutdown Holds Trans Healthcare Rights in the Balance
In what could potentially be the longest government shutdown in history, Republicans are trying to force Democrats to agree to Trump's anti-trans agenda, using government employees, grant-funded research, and SNAP recipients as collateral.
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.
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
Why physician voices matter in the fight against anti-LGBTQ+ laws
In a time when anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is proliferating across the United States, targeting everything from gender-affirming care to inclusive science education, many physicians are facing a new ethical frontier. More than ever, the duty to protect patient health extends beyond the clinic walls.
Ohio Just Made It Nearly Impossible for Trans People to Receive Mental Health Care on Medicaid
Section 333.13 of HB96 threatens to cut Medicaid funding for any mental health provider who even so much as acknowledges a patient's gender identity or uses their correct pronouns.
