STAR Conferences Inc - Conference on studies provide a platform for will enable health care providers to improve care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender patients by presenting emerging scientific and clinical evidence related to medical conditions. Transgender is an umbrella term for a diverse group of people such as trans women (male-to-female) and trans men (female-to-male), genderqueer individuals, and many others whose gender identity or expression differs from societal expectations of how they should look, act, or identify based on the sex they were assigned at birth. Transgender and other gender minority people are often the targets of discrimination and harassment that can lead to negative health outcomes. The term “gender nonconforming” is used to describe individuals whose gender identity, role, or expression differs from what is normative for their assigned sex at birth in a given culture and historical period. Over the last decade, there has been considerable research on and development of evidence-based standards of care that have proven to be both safe and efficacious for the treatment of gender dysphoria/gender incongruence. There is also a growing understanding of the impact that increased access to such treatments can have on the mental health of these individuals.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

We are interested in stories of anyone who identifies with the term “trans,” has a connection to the middle-America region, and wants to have their story archived. (People who are legally minors are welcome to participate, but will need to have their release form signed by a guardian or parent). If you don’t identify as trans, or have a lived-experience mostly outside the Midwest, there are still a lot of ways to get involved! We need help transcribing, coding, and summarizing interviews – let us know if you are interested in volunteering. Contributing your volunteer labour in this way can be a valuable role for an ally...