Today is Transgender Day of Visibility, and across the country, millions of people want every transgender person to feel safe and free to be visible in all facets of society – including all public spaces. Treating our transgender neighbors with fairness and respect and working to make #EveryoneWelcome is what this new campaign is all about – check out these great new videos calling for full transgender equality, and share: http://bit.ly/2nSAVdR
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Freedom for All Americans Chief Program Officer Kasey Suffredini speaks about Transgender Day of Visibility in conjunction with the #EveryoneWelcome campaign in his great new video!
50% of transgender individuals report having to teach their providers about some aspect of their healthcare needs. We stand with you.
Here are 10 things you can do to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility! 💙💗💙 More info here: http://www.transstudent.org/tdovaction
If you need support, remember that we’re here 24/7 for you at: 866.488.7386 🌈 TrevorChat is available at trevorchat.org from 3-9pm ET daily & Trevor Text is available at 202.304.1200 from 3-9pm ET Wed-Fri 🌈 You can find a safe, international online community at: TrevorSpace.org and more resources at thetrevorproject.org 🌈
Thankful for Andrea Jenkins, poet and activist, for filming this video for the #EveryoneWelcome campaign speaking out about transgender equality! Be sure to follow Andrea on Facebook and Twitter. And thanks to the Trans People of Color Coalition, a founding partner of the #EveryoneWelcome campaign.
A groundbreaking survey was released last week. Developed by the Mayo Clinic and Endocrine Society, it’s the first-ever report measuring American doctors’ “confidence levels and willingness to treat transgender patients.”
It’s a well-known fact that transgender people face huge disparities in healthcare access, from being mistreated or misgendered to not having access to any health services at all. Not surprisingly, the survey of more than 400 clinicians and program directors found that most hormone doctors – 81% – had never received any kind of training on treating trans patients.
Among program directors, 72 percent said they provide some kind of education on transgender health topics, and 94 percent said this training is important. However, the program directors said they struggled to educate their fellows on these issues because they don’t have enough experienced faculty to teach the subject. […]
Of the minority of doctors who said they did receive training, only 4 percent said they got it during medical school, while only 7 percent said they were trained during their residency. The majority of teachers who received specialization got it during their endocrinology fellowship (58 percent), while 53 percent learned more at local, national or international meetings.
Obviously, a lack of training is no excuse for treating a transgender patient with disrespect (or worse). As more and more trans people come out and seek medically necessary, sometimes life-saving healthcare, it is a doctor’s responsibility to know what steps to take to help, and to take those steps with compassion. It’s time for med schools, residency programs, and doctors who don’t think before they speak to get with the picture.
NEW REPORT! This isn’t just about bathrooms, it’s about whether transgender students will be included in our public education system. Put simply, if trans kids cannot safely access a bathroom, they cannot safely attend school.
MAP & @glsen have launched a new report: Separation and Stigma: Transgender Youth & School Facilities looking at the harmful and unnecessary policies that exclude transgender students from accessing appropriate school facilities.
Thanks to National Center for Transgender Equality and NEA Today for their partnership on this report.
150K Trans Kids In U.S. Schools Experience Discrimination & Harassment
Read our guide on Talking About Transgender Students & School Facilities Access: http://lgbtmap.org/talking-about-transgender-students-school-facilities-access
Learn more about school environments for LGBT youth: http://lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/safe_school_laws
It’s great to see so many amicus briefs supporting Gavin Grimm and equality for trans students. Many transgender students, like Gavin, face discrimination and mistreatment when it comes to using the same school facilities as their peers. MAP’s Talking About Transgender Students & School Facilities Access provides helpful tips and examples for supporting policies to protect trans students and their ability to access facilities that match their gender identity. http://lgbtmap.org/talking-about-transgender-students-school-facilities-access #standwithgavin
MAP’s latest report finds that at most only 2.8% of #LGBT people contributed $35 or more in
2017 to participating LGBT organizations. Individual donors are the most
significant source of revenue for LGBT organizations. Please consider
supporting your favorite #LGBT organization this holiday season. http://www.lgbtmap.org/2018-national-lgbt-movement-report
