Patients & Providers: Affirming Practices for Gathering Research Data

As part of the first NIH-sponsored research exploring the impact of gender-affirming interventions for transgender youth, Mere feels a responsibility to create an environment of trust, safety, sensitivity, transparency, and honesty with each research participant. Continue reading Patients & Providers: Affirming Practices for Gathering Research Data

Patients & Providers: The Trans Buddy Program

What if there were doulas for health care? E. Kale Edmiston envisioned The Trans Buddy Program to help trans people access health care by pairing them with peer advocates. When navigating a system that so often leaves you out, having someone there who understands your needs can go a long way.  Continue reading Patients & Providers: The Trans Buddy Program

Featured Voices: Prohormones

Prohormones Growing up, I had always felt a little off. I simply didn’t share the interests of boyfriends, wedding fantasies, or fashion, switching early on from dresses and skirts to an odd mix of boys’ and girls’ clothes. But it took me until I was in my mid to late teens that to finally learn about other folks like me, mostly reading about men having … Continue reading Featured Voices: Prohormones