How a tiny city in New York became a beacon for transgender healthcare

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How a tiny city in New York became a beacon for transgender healthcare

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/03/transgender-healthcare-doctor-oneonta-new-york-carolyn-wolf-gould

The Guardian
Molly Redden in Oneonta, New York
Tuesday 3 May 2016 07.30 EDT

Dr Carolyn Wolf-Gould has built a center that treats more than 300 transgender people from across the north-east – and many travel 50 or 100 miles to see her

Four times a year, Jill Williams, 62, climbs into the cab of her 2010 Toyota pickup and heads from Pittsfield, Massachusetts to a doctor's office two-and-a-half hours away.

Williams, who is transgender, has grown used to the drive. With the majority of medical professionals knowing little about how to provide care to transgender people, countless trans individuals across the country face incredibly restricted health care options. Williams is one of thousands of people willing to go far – usually to a major city – to see a doctor who has experience in transgender health care, or at least is not openly hostile.
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Kudos to Dr. Wolf-Gould!