Foundational Knowledge for Providing Affirmative Care to Trans and Gender Diverse Patients

Anneliese Singh; Thomas A. Vance; Rebekah Ingram Estevez; Natalia Truszczynski; P. Daniel Knott; Rahul Seth

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-82884-3_1

Foundational Knowledge for Providing Affirmative Care to Trans and Gender Diverse Patients

Anneliese Singh, Thomas A. Vance, Rebekah Ingram Estevez, Natalia Truszczynski, P. Daniel Knott, Rahul Seth

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Abstract

The number of trans and gender diverse (TGD) patients presenting at medical centers for gender-affirming treatment is increasing. The TGD community is a resilient population with unique needs. Physicians need to be culturally responsive in facilitating medical treatment that challenges anti-TGD bias in the medical setting. Thus, physicians must gain foundational knowledge to provide affirmative care so that TGD patient health outcomes—emotional and physical—may be improved. Further, physicians have the opportunity to challenge anti-TGD bias in the medical settings in which they work. Training staff in culturally responsive terminology, history, and TGD topics, such as sex, gender, and intersectionality, may facilitate improved patient interactions and health outcomes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Gender Affirming Surgery of the Face and Neck
Publisher	Springer Science+Business Media
Pages	3-24
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031828843
ISBN (Print)	9783031828836
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82884-3_1
State	Published - Jan 1 2025

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General Medicine

Keywords

Anti-TGD bias
Gender diverse
Gender expression
Gender identity
Gender-affirming
Transgender

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