There are at least 1M transgender individuals in the US. And yet, trans healthcare is not included in most medical training programs. So, what obstacles do members of the trans community face in accessing quality care? And what does it cost them?
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Finn Brigham is the Director of Project Management at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, the global leader in LGBTQ healthcare. Finn began his career with an HIV service organization, and today, he has 20 years of experience as a nonprofit executive working toward health justice. Finn has been with Callen-Lorde since 2011, and his team recently opened the clinic’s fourth site in Brooklyn, New York.
On this episode of Queer Money®, Finn joins us to explain what makes transgender healthcare different and walk us through the top three issues that trans individuals face in getting access to competent care. He weighs in on the difference between transition costs and transgender healthcare more broadly, describing the limited resources available to trans people seeking surgery—even if their health insurance does cover it! Listen in for Finn’s insight on which subpopulations in the trans community face the biggest barriers to care and find out what YOU can do to support Callen-Lorde’s mission and promote health justice for the LGBTQ community.
