Gender Dysphoria
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‘Winging it’: Trans health-care coverage spotty, hard to navigate across CanadaAdvocates hope provinces follow Yukon's lead and cover gender-affirming procedures like facial feminization and laser hair removal. Experts also want more providers offering care.FeaturesJun 25, 2022
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Finding their voice: Glenrose program helps trans, gender-diverse people speak the way they wantGlenrose Rehabilitation Hospital speech language pathologists help trans, gender-diverse and non-binary people find a voice and communication style that matches their true self.PerspectivesJun 9, 2022
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B.C. father’s attempt to stop child’s gender transition tossed out by appeal courtThe father went to court after learning his child, who was assigned female at birth, was undergoing hormone therapy to transition to a boy.CanadaJan 11, 2020
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MRI scans suggest transgender people’s brains resemble their identified gender: studyThe brains of transgender people who identify as men resemble biologically male brains in some ways and vice versa, research suggests.HealthMay 24, 2018
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Donald Trump signs new transgender military banTrump released an order Friday night banning most transgender troops from serving in the military except under “limited circumstances.”WorldMar 24, 2018
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Chelsea Manning ends hunger strike after army approves treatmentA transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information to the WikiLeaks website will end a hunger strike after the Army agreed to allow her to receive medical treatment for her gender dysphoriaWorldSep 13, 2016
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New study urges WHO to change transgender health issues from mental illnessTransgender people are suffering healthcare and legal setbacks because it’s misdiagnosed by the World Health Organization as a mental illness, a new study suggests.HealthJul 28, 2016
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Gender-confirming surgeries made insured service for New BrunswickersThe New Brunswick government has announced it will make medically necessary gender-confirming surgeries an insured service.HealthJun 3, 2016
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