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When medical gatekeeping blocks access to transition care

My doctor won't prescribe testosterone because he says I don't 'look trans enough' and I don't know what that's supposed to mean or how to prove my own identity to him.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional authority becomes arbitrary power over personal truth, creating impossible standards of authenticity.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Transgender experience and identity?”

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