A Twitter hashtag #transhealthfail started trending in August of 2015, when transgender patients shared stories about their negative experiences with the health care system. A third of transgender people postpone — or completely avoid — seeking health care because of the fear of discrimination. “I find young learners, like new medical students and new residents, are really excited to learn about transgender health. The National LGBT Health Education Center, a part of the Fenway Institute, provides free web-based interactive modules, which I recently took. The University of California-San Francisco and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health also have extensive online resources and learning modules.

Source: New York Times April 13, 2017 10:52 UTC