A new study shows trans, nonbinary physicians face transphobia throughout the medical field

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A new study shows trans, nonbinary physicians face transphobia throughout the medical field
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A new study shows transgender and nonbinary physicians face overt biases associated with their identity and gender presentation.

shows transgender and nonbinary physicians face overt biases associated with their identity and gender presentation.

Westafer, who is also a researcher in the Department of Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, said this leads to many trans doctors leaving the field, but that some hospitals have toolkits for physicians who are going to transition. Westafer recalled an experience she faced while doing her clinical rotations in medical school in the rural south. Westafer, who identifies as a lesbian, had not come out yet.

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