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Gender-affirming healthcare is just one small part of trans history

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Five trans and non-binary folk unpack the community’s complex relationship with the medical field and the lessons we can learn from LGBTQIA+ history.

TW: trauma, transphobia, graphic medical descriptions  WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN February marked LGBTQIA+ History Month; a designated period to mark the progress made by our community.

Each year the themes serve as an introspective reminder of what we can learn from the past and take forward in the present. This year, the theme was to recognise the queer contributions made in the field of medicine.

While February is long over, the continuing politicisation of trans healthcare remains and we want to talk about it. The trans and non-binary community’s relationship with the medical field and recognition within queer history is a complicated one.

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