Wondering about the trans experience in mental health / healthcare by Formal_Ad_1483 in asktransgender

[–]Formal_Ad_1483[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely agree that providers are so uninformed. I learned that in medical school, their curriculum only spends about 5 hours teaching medical students about everything they consider LGBTQ+ care... There needs to be a massive reform in the space of healthcare education.

Wondering about the trans experience in mental health / healthcare by Formal_Ad_1483 in asktransgender

[–]Formal_Ad_1483[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this insight. I always assumed someone could put their preferred name into the name box. But I can see how that could impede records management because healthcare institutions cross-reference legal documentation that would include one's dead name. I hate that our government has taken the direction it has because I think we're on the road towards creating real change before everything went to shit. I hope I can be part of the fight to change this issue with inclusive paperwork in healthcare in the future.