By enforcing a ‘sex test’ for athletes, the International Olympic Committee has reignited the debate about what a ‘level playing field’ actually means in sport.
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With invalid driver’s licenses and birth certificates, transgender people are at risk for more than just steep fines and imprisonment.
Half of trans people report negative healthcare experiences and many avoid doctors altogether.
Without rebates, surgeries for trans people can cost between $20,000 and $100,000.
The health minister also says fewer kids are now vaping because of the government’s ban, which ‘exploded’ as a health problem during the COVID years.
Some claim ‘social contagion’ is driving teenagers who were assigned female at birth to identify as transgender and seek medical care.
For some trans and gender diverse adolescents, physical changes in puberty can be distressing and lead to a sense of disconnection from their true sense of self.
From access to preventive care to workplace protections, public policies affect the health of LGBTQ+ people and the general public in both direct and indirect ways.
For as long as trans medicine has been around, so has its opposition. The tactics of prior waves of anti-trans policies are still in play today.
The findings push back against the notion that many transgender people end up wishing they hadn’t gone through with gender-affirming surgeries.
Many patients prefer single-gender hospital rooms. For women, this preference often comes from fear, while male patients are concerned with dignity.
How can we ensure ethical research principles for young trans people and their families are met – especially when they might see research as one of few avenues for accessing care?
The rainbow Pride flags flying this month obscure the ongoing legislative attacks threatening the health and well-being of transgender and nonbinary people and their families.
The first transgender medical clinic opened in the US in the 1960s. But cisgender and intersex children began receiving similar treatments even earlier – often without their consent.
While gender-affirming health care is essential to the well-being of trans people, access to quality services varies significantly by geographic region and social context.
Testosterone therapy is often essential for the health and well-being of transmasculine people. The choice to stop it to pursue pregnancy can be a difficult one.
Pain during sex is common, but research on the topic focuses on a narrow heterosexual, cisgender definition of sex, excluding lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer people’s experiences.
Bills barring transgender teens from girls’ sports and moves to investigate parents of trans children for potential crimes provide an uncertain and dangerous future for many.
A new IOC framework aims to ensure everyone can practice sport safely and free from harassment, irrespective of their gender or sex-linked traits.
It only takes a few seconds to ask ‘what pronouns do you use’, but knowing and using a person’s correct pronouns can have a big impact on their mental health.
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Senior Principal Research Fellow and Group Leader, Transgender Health Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Senior Research Fellow in the Specialty of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of History, Roanoke College
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Trans Health Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Paediatrics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Research Officer, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor, Department for Health, University of Bath
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Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and co-director of the Child and Adolescent Trans/Gender Center for Health, Boston University
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Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University
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Senior Lecturer in Organisational Theory, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Medicine and ethics, University of Otago Wellington, University of Otago