National survey shows widespread bias in trans health care
Transgender Michigan founder weighs in on issues from local perspective
By Jason A. Michael
Originally printed 10/21/2010 (Issue 1842 - Between The Lines News)
http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=43775Transgender Michigan Executive Director and founder Rachel Crandall confirmed the findings. "I know a person who told their story to a physician and the physician said, 'You have 30 seconds to get out of my office before I call the police,'" she said.
Crandall, who is a psychotherapist and gender identity specialist, weighed in on key findings of the national report, including the fact that 50 percent of respondents reported a significant lack of provider knowledge and said that they actually had to teach their providers about transgender care.
"Actually, I think the number of people who have had to educate their health care provider is much higher," Crandall said. "Almost every transgender person I work with has had to do that.
