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Here are some ways you can support the wellbeing of young trans people in your family and community. 
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Michelle Telfer has one of the most controversial jobs in medicine. Her critics say she is harming kids. She says she is changing lives.
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Gender is fundamental to many decisions in health care systems around the world – and this puts transgender people in a vulnerable position.
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A new statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics tries to guide doctors and dispel myths about growing up with gender identity questions.
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New guidelines outline language practitioners should use when caring for transgender kids.
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Discrimination, delays and systemic hurdles prevent young trans people from reaching the care they need, a new study finds.
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Trans and non-binary people often avoid seeing a doctor because they fear discrimination. Health professionals need better training to provide gender-affirming care.
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Brenda Appleton says a distressing and painful experience at hospital reinforced her sense of apprehension about seeking medical care. And she's not alone.
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The number of children and adolescents seeking support for gender dysphoria—the distress caused by incongruence between gender identity and sex assigned at birth—has soared in recent years. On June 18, the first guidelines focusing solely on the care of transgender and gender-diverse children and adolescents were published by the Royal Children's Hospital Gender Service, Melbourne, Australia. Initiated to advocate for legal reform in Australia, where until recently anyone younger than 18 years needed to obtain legal permission to access hormone treatment, the guidelines outline a framework for provision of respectful, gender-affirming care of transgender and gender diverse children and adolescents.
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