Transgender women are 49 times more likely to be living with HIV when compared with the general population. Additionally, health care providers often disregard the needs and requests of transgender men based on the gender they were assigned at birth. Many health care providers lack the necessary training, when it comes to medical knowledge and sensitivity, to properly address the needs of this adversely effected population.
Resources
Health care rights for Transgender people – National Center for Transgender Equality
Health care rights for Transgender people PDF – National Center for Transgender Equality
Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey – National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Resource Guide — Advancing Health Equity through Gender Affirming Health Systems – Cardea
Sexual Health for Transwomen Pamphlet – Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming best practices guide for health care providers – National LGBT Health Education Center
Safer sex for Trans Bodies – HRC and Whitman Walker Health
Transgender Health, Human Rights, and HIV – FHI360
Transgender Health, Human Rights, and HIV, Rights in Action – FHI360
Transgender Women and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis For HIV Prevention: What We Know and What We Still Need to Know – National Center for Innovation in HIV Care
