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Terrence Higgins Trust launches new transgender online resource
by Scott Roberts | 18 September 2012, 2:04pm
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The guides can be viewed online at www.tht.org.uk/transwomen (http://www.tht.org.uk/transwomen) and www.tht.org.uk/transmen (http://www.tht.org.uk/transmen)
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has launched two new support guides for the UK's transgender community.
While research into trans health remains patchy, there is a growing consensus that transgender people are at a dramatically increased risk of HIV and poor sexual health.
At this year's International AIDS Conference in Washington, delegates heard that as many as 68% of trans women (those labelled male at birth but who identify as female) in the US may be living with HIV.
In Europe, estimates of HIV prevalence among trans women range from 11.5% to 57%.
NEWS STAFF NOTE- The links provided in the below article are not currently active. The TransMan Health guide is available in the Terrence Higgins Website's publication page for purchase and a free pdf download;
http://www.tht.org.uk/~/medi/8F7D70D8C3B643109351E3D9A633529A.ashx (http://www.tht.org.uk/~/medi/8F7D70D8C3B643109351E3D9A633529A.ashx) , but not the TransWomen Health guide. I have sent an e-mail to the site webmaster concerning this.
SandraJane