Coming Out to Your Doctor
Doctors, nurses, physician assistants, psychotherapists and other professionals treating you need to know about your sexual orientation and gender identity to give the best care possible.
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Transgender
Transgender people come from all walks of life, and HRC Foundation has estimated that there are more than 2 million of us across the United States. We are parents, siblings, and kids. We are your coworkers, your neighbors, and your friends.
Coming Out: Living Authentically as Transgender or Non-Binary
In the United States, gender is often presented to us as the mutually unchangeable opposites of either male or female. The truth is that gender is a rich, broad spectrum…
COVID-19 Continues to Adversely Impact LGBTQ People While Initial Phases of Reopening Create New Economic Problems
New data now show that while some states have reopened their economies amidst the ongoing threat of the virus, LGBTQ people, especially LGBTQ people of color and transgender people, are…
Debunking the Myths: Transgender Health and Well-Being
In our latest video series, experts team up to dispell some common and harmful misconceptions surrounding the lived experiences of transgender and gender nonconforming people.
ELEVATE: A Fellowship Advancing Public Health Leadership for Transgender Women of Color
ELEVATE: A Fellowship Advancing Public Health Leadership for Transgender Women of Color
Fatal Violence Against the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community in 2020
Sadly, 2020 has already seen at least 43 transgender or gender non-conforming people fatally shot or killed by other violent means, the majority of which were Black and Latinx transgender…
Fatal Violence Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People Reports Archive
The 2020 Fatal Violence Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People Report may be accessed here.
Archive of Fatal Violence against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People Reports:
Fatal Violence Report 2019Fatal…
Finding Insurance for Transgender-Related Healthcare
The following insurance carriers have available plans without blanket exclusions for transgender surgery and other trans-related healthcare.
Glossary of Terms
Many Americans refrain from talking about sexual orientation and gender identity or expression because it feels taboo, or because they’re afraid of saying the wrong thing. This glossary was written…
How are transgender-inclusive benefits included in the Corporate Equality Index?
See "Benefits for Transgender Employees and Dependents" for our resources on transgender-inclusive health insurance.
2002
When the CEI first began in 2002, 145 of the Fortune 500 companies and thousands…