Challenges of Gender-Affirming Care in Incarcerated Transgender People

• Rana Malek ^[1] ; Mauro Sarmiento ^[2] ; Elizabeth Lamos ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Maryland, College Park

     University of Maryland, College Park

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] YesCare Corporation, 7240 Parkway Drive, Suite 350, Hanover, MD 21076, USA
• Localización: Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, ISSN 0889-8529, Vol. 52, Nº. 4, 2023, págs. 677-687
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Social and health disparities among transgender people may result in increased rates of incarceration, particularly among Black transgender women. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health states that all recommendations for gender-affirming care made in the Standards of Care-8 be applied equally to people living in institutions. Understanding the structural challenges to gender-affirming care in the corrections environment will allow the endocrinologist to navigate the complex correctional health care system. The barriers to gender-affirming care and surgery will be highlighted in this article.