Canada’s stringent screenings for medical transition ignore gender-related perspectives and experiences
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Canada’s stringent screenings for medical transition ignore gender-related perspectives and experiences
Individuals seeking gender-affirming hormones and surgeries have to jump through hoops to prove they are truly transgender, says York University Professor Kinnon R. MacKinnon. Canada’s stringent eligibility screenings for medical transition – to prevent “regret” or detransition – ignore transgender people’s gender-related perspectives and experiences, says York Professor Kinnon R. MacKinnon, lead author of a new study. […]