“So, yeah, I certainly don’t have any affection for the medical community.”AdvertisementThis kind of vaccine hesitancy in the transgender community is common, yet, even on International Transgender Day of Visibility, which was on Wednesday this year, it has been invisible. Although California has worked hard to distribute doses more equitably, some advocates argue there hasn’t been enough outreach to the LGBTQ community. Some trans people carry the trauma of being misgendered and fear that getting vaccinated will mean having to show some form of identification and explain it. And I just feel like, for the millions of people that are getting vaccinated every day, it’s generally safe,” she said, as Morehead scoffed. Why not develop a more robust public messaging campaign that’s targeted directly to the transgender community?

Source: Los Angeles Times April 01, 2021 02:06 UTC