There Is No Reason to Deny Trans People Necessary Medical Care

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There Is No Reason to Deny Trans People Necessary Medical Care

http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2015/08/26/trans-people-medical-care-they-need/

RH Reality Check/by Katherine Cross August 26, 2015 - 10:19 am

"This has been a blood-red letter year for trans women. It's been one of growing visibility blended, with terrifying seamlessness, into a rash of murders—18 in the United States, as of this writing—mostly targeting trans women of color and sex workers. Another case in the Philippines, meanwhile, saw American soldier Joseph Scott Pemberton murder a local sex worker, Jennifer Laude, claiming she had "defrauded" him and that he was defending his "honor."