Program puts transgender process on an easier path
New system avoids months or years of barriers
By Jenni Prokopy, Special to the Tribune
5:51 p.m. CDT, June 23, 2010
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/ct-x-c-transgender-health-20100623,0,1405089.storyTen years ago, when Candice Hart began her transition from male to female, she faced the possibility of losing everything, including her relationships and career. That, in addition to the process she had to undergo in preparation for the transition, was agonizing, she said.
"I lived in fear that I would be denied access to hormones or other services that I believed were necessary for me to live my life," said Hart. She said the therapist who would approve her hormone therapy was a virtual stranger who held the keys to her new life.
