Jules Lipoff of the Perelman School of Medicine described the obstacles faced by trans patients seeking routine dermatological care. “In a time with increasing proposed bans to limit transgender youth’s access to school sports and gender-affirming care, it is imperative to improve our health care system to make everyone feel welcome, so that my patient and others like him cannot only reconcile their gender identities but also feel respected in doctors’ offices,” he wrote.
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