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TRANSforming Healthcare

Directed by Ethan Suniewick2007USA17 mins

Members of the transgender community face many barriers when attempting to access health care. Medical providers are not required to learn about transgender people during their schooling, so are often ill-prepared to meet the medical needs of this socially and economically vulnerable population. Lack of exposure to transgender people can lead to discomfort when a provider encounters a transgender individual in healthcare settings, often resulting in a failure to successfully and sensitively meet the healthcare needs of the transgender patient. This short training video is designed to give healthcare providers the opportunity to understand the needs of the transgender community. The film shows a diversity of transgender people speaking about their experiences accessing medical care with a focus on concrete advice and best practices for improving the skills of health care providers.

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Transtastic

Bonding, bending and transforming are all celebrated in the following shorts and documentaries. A Thorn in Your Side is a gender-bending view of the world from the San Francisco Trans March, and *Transforming...

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Director
Ethan Suniewick
Year
2007
Country
USA
Running Time
17 mins