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Nearly every major insurance plan includes a specific exemption for transition- to trans & gender non-conforming youth.
related care. That means that insurance providers won’t cover basic, medically Some may even refuse to use students’
necessary care for transgender people, even when they already provide that preferred names & pronouns.
same care to people who aren’t transgender. Activities, PE classes, school facilities and
In some cases, transgender people are even dropped from insurance coverage administrative forms are divided into “boys
altogether for coming out to their insurance provider. and girls.” Those who identify differently
Because “male” and “female” are the only options in most insurance systems, are often ignored, punished or “corrected.”
sex-specific care (like reproductive health care and sex-specific cancer screenings) Trans-identified faculty & staff are
aren’t covered for many transgender people. incredibly rare, and many face serious
Transphobia exists amongst doctors, nurses and other medical providers—just difficulties if they transition on the job.
like it does in society broadly. Rarely are medical providers trained on how to Sex education doesn’t include information
provide appropriate care to their transgender patients. on safer sex for transgender people.
While many schools have anti-bullying
policies, few specifically protect trans and
gender non-conforming students.