Addressing unmet health needs among Chinese transgender individuals
Weiming Tang
A B E , Willa Dong C and Xi Huang D
A Dermatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510095, China.
B The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project-China, Guangzhou 510095, China.
C The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
D Psychological Team for Trans People, Guangzhou 510095, China.
E Corresponding author. Email: Weiming_tang@med.unc.edu
Sexual Health 18(2) 195-196 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH20213
Submitted: 26 November 2020 Accepted: 13 January 2021 Published: 5 March 2021
Abstract
Chinese transgender individuals encounter significant barriers to accessing health care. In this letter we summarise the main health issues among Chinese transgender individuals and propose several recommendations to address these challenges. These recommendations include, but are not limited to, improving access to HIV prevention services, mental health services, and access to sex reassignment surgery and gender-affirming hormone therapy services. We anticipate that these measures will promote physical and mental health for transgender individuals in China.
Keywords: China, health needs, recommendations, transgender individuals.
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