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transgender health care provider protocol

Transgender Health Initiative of New York (THINY)

http://www.nyagra.com/index.php/2010/04/tg-health-care-provider-protocol/ (http://www.nyagra.com/index.php/2010/04/tg-health-care-provider-protocol/)

Policy & Protocol for Serving Transgendered Patients

In  its  broadest  sense,  the  transgender  community  encompasses  anyone  whose  identity  or behavior  falls  outside  of  stereotypical  gender  norms.  Transgender  has  become  an "umbrella"  term  that  is  used  to  describe  a  wide  range  of  identities  and  experiences, including  pre­operative,  post­operative,  and  non­operative  transsexual  people,  male  and female  cross­dressers  and  those  referred  to  as  "transvestites,"  "drag  queens,"  or  "drag kings".  The  term  transgender  can  also  refer  to  intersex  individuals,  and  men and women whose appearance or characteristics are perceived to be gender-­atypical. In  order  to  meet  the  needs  of  this  diverse  patient  population,  the Transgender Health Initiative of New York (THINY) recommends the following:

1.  Hospitals  and  other  health  care  providers  should  adopt  and  implement  a transgender non-discrimination policy. An effective transgender nondiscrimination policy.  An effective and well understood non­-discrimination policy  is  essential  to  ensuring  that  transgender  patients  are  treated  respectfully  and appropriately.  THINY  recommends  that  health  care  providers  adopt  and  implement  the following policy: