학술논문
Caring for Military-Affiliated Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youths: A Call for Protections.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*GENDER affirming care
*HEALTH services accessibility
*LEGAL status of transgender people
*GENDER-nonconforming people
*EMPLOYEE recruitment
*FAMILIES of military personnel
*PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
*JOB performance
*TRANSGENDER people
*MILITARY personnel
*EMPLOYEE retention
*ADOLESCENCE
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ISSN
0090-0036
Abstract
The article calls for protection and medical care for military-affiliated transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youths. Topics discussed are health care system barriers to gender-affirming treatment including discrimination, poor access and fear of mistreatment, legislative efforts to restrict gender-affirming care for TGD youths, impact of restrictive laws on TGD youths, threats to military readiness, and measures to overcome barriers to the provision of and access to gender-affirming care.