Chowonadi Chovuta Chokhudza Tsankho la Transgender Health Care

Zamkati

• Kusankhana Kwaumoyo pa Zaumoyo Ndi Ma Transgender
• Momwemo Izi Zikutanthauza Anthu Amodzi A Transgender
• Momwe Kutsimikizira Kwa Amuna Kapena Amuna Kapena Akazi, Kusamalira Zaumoyo Wopanda Luso Kumawonekera
• Momwe Mungapezere Chithandizo Chophatikizira
• 1. Sakani pa intaneti.
• 2. Imbani foni ku ofesi.
• 3. Funsani anthu amdera lanu komanso ochezera pa intaneti kuti akuthandizeni.
• Momwe Othandizira Angathandizire
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Omenyera ufulu ndi owalimbikitsa a LGBTQ akhala akuyankhula zakusala anthu opita kwa akazi kwa nthawi yayitali. Koma ngati mwawona mauthenga ochulukirapo pamutuwu pazama TV komanso m'magazini miyezi ingapo yapitayo, pali chifukwa.

Mu Januware 2021, oyang'anira a Trump adabweza malamulo omwe adaletsa kusankhana anthu malinga ndi jenda kapena malingaliro azakugonana. M'mawu ena, adapanga kukhala kovomerezeka kusankhana ndi gulu la LGBTQ.

Mwamwayi, izi zinangotenga miyezi ingapo. Chimodzi mwazinthu zoyambirira zomwe Joe Biden adachita atangoyamba ntchito ndikukonzanso izi. M'mwezi wa Meyi 2021, Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary ku United States adatulutsa chikalata chonena kuti kusala anthu chifukwa cha jenda kapena kugonana sikungaloledwe. (Mipikisano ya Olimpiki ya Tokyo idabweretsanso zokambirana za othamanga a transgender.)

Ngakhale kusankhana pakati pa amuna ndi akazi kungakhale kosaloledwa pakali pano, izi sizikutanthauza kuti anthu omwe si amuna kapena akazi okhaokha akulandira chithandizo chomwe akufunikira. Kupatula apo, wothandizira zaumoyo yemwe samasankha mwatsatanetsatane siofanana ndi omwe amapatsa mwayi wotsimikizira kuti ndi amuna kapena akazi okhaokha.

Pansipa, kuwonongeka kwa tsankho pakati pa amuna ndi akazi m'malo azachipatala. Kuphatikiza apo, maupangiri atatu opezera m'modzi mwaothandizira ochepa otsimikizira kunja uko, ndi zomwe ogwirizana angachite kuti athandizire.

Kusankhana Kwaumoyo pa Zaumoyo Ndi Ma Transgender

Anthu a Trans omwe akuti akukumana ndi tsankho pankhani yazaumoyo ndi chifukwa chokwanira kuwathandizira ndi kumenyera chisamaliro chokwanira. Koma ziwerengero zikutsimikizira kuti nkhaniyi ndiyofunika kwambiri.

Kaya mukukana chisamaliro kapena kusazindikira pazosowa zenizeni, 56 peresenti ya anthu a LGBTQ akuti amasalidwa pomwe akufuna chithandizo chamankhwala nthawi ina m'miyoyo yawo, malinga ndi National LGBTQ Task Force. Kwa anthu omwe amachita zachiwerewere, makamaka, chiwerengerocho ndi choopsa kwambiri, pomwe 70% akukumana ndi tsankho, malinga ndi a Lambda Legal, bungwe lazamalamulo komanso lovomerezeka la LGBTQ.

Kuphatikiza apo, theka la anthu opita kuma transgender akuti amayenera kuphunzitsa omwe amawapatsa chithandizo chokhudza transgender pomwe akufuna chisamaliro, malinga ndi Task Force, yomwe ikusonyeza kuti ngakhale omwe amapereka ndikufuna kutsimikizira alibe chidziwitso chofunikira kapena luso lokhazikitsidwa kuti atero.

Izi zimadza chifukwa cholephera kwadongosolo lazachipatala kuti liphatikize. "Mukadakhala kuti mungayitanitse masukulu ochepa azachipatala ndi kuwafunsa kuti athera nthawi yochuluka bwanji pophunzitsa zaumoyo wophatikizira wa LGBTQ, yankho lodziwika kwambiri lomwe mungapeze ndi zero, ndipo ambiri mudzapeza 4 mpaka 6 patadutsa zaka 4, "atero a AG Breitenstein, oyambitsa ndi CEO ku FOLX, wothandizira zaumoyo wodzipereka kwathunthu pagulu la LGBTQ +. M'malo mwake, 39 peresenti yokha ya othandizira amawona kuti ali ndi chidziwitso chofunikira pochiza odwala a LGBTQ, malinga ndi kafukufuku wofalitsidwa mu Journal of Clinical Oncology mu 2019.

Kuphatikiza apo, "anthu ambiri opita ku ma transgender akuti akuvutika kuti apeze othandizira azaumoyo omwe ali ndi luso pachikhalidwe," atero a Jonah DeChants, wasayansi wofufuza za Trevor Project, yopanda phindu yomwe imayang'ana kwambiri za kupewa kudzipha kwa amuna kapena akazi okhaokha, amuna kapena akazi okhaokha, transgender, queer, komanso kufunsa mafunso achinyamata kudzera 24/7 nsanja zantchito zamavuto. Ripoti laposachedwa kuchokera ku The Trevor Project lapeza kuti 33% ya achinyamata omwe akuchita zachiwerewere komanso osagwiritsa ntchito mabakiteriya samva kuti alandila chisamaliro chapamwamba chifukwa samamverera kuti wowapatsa angamvetse za kugonana kwawo kapena jenda. "Izi ndizodabwitsa chifukwa tikudziwa kuti achinyamata omwe ali ndi vuto logonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha komanso achikulire ali pachiwopsezo chachikulu kuposa anzawo omwe ali ndi vuto lodana ndi matenda amisala monga kukhumudwa komanso malingaliro ofuna kudzipha kapena kuyesa," akutero. (Zogwirizana: Momwe Mungasankhire Inshuwaransi Yanu Yathanzi Kuti Mupeze Thandizo Labwino Lamaganizidwe)

Momwemo Izi Zikutanthauza Anthu Amodzi A Transgender

Yankho lalifupi ndilakuti ngati anthu osinthana amasankhidwa m'malo azisamaliro - kapena akuwopa kusalidwa - sapita kwa dokotala. Deta ikuwonetsa kuti pafupifupi gawo limodzi mwa magawo atatu aliwonse a anthu omwe ali ndi transgender amachedwetsa chisamaliro pazifukwa izi.

Vutolo? "Pazamankhwala, kupewa ndi chisamaliro chabwino koposa," atero a Aleece Fosnight, urology ndi ob-gyn othandizira wothandizira komanso director director ku Aeroflow Urology. Popanda kupewa komanso kuchitapo kanthu msanga, anthu opitilira muyeso amaikidwa m'malo omwe nthawi yoyamba kulumikizana ndi akatswiri azachipatala ali mchipinda chadzidzidzi, atero a Breitenstein. Ndalama, kuchezera kwachipatala mwachangu (kopanda inshuwaransi) kumatha kukubwezerani kulikonse kuchokera $ 600 mpaka $ 3,100, kutengera boma, malinga ndi kampani yazaumoyo, Mira. Ndi transgender anthu omwe ali ndi mwayi wokhala moyo wosauka kawiri poyerekeza ndi anthu wamba, mtengowu sikuti ndi wosatheka chabe, komanso ungakhale ndi zotsatirapo zosatha, zowononga.

Kafukufuku m'modzi wa 2017 wofalitsidwa munyuzipepalayi Transgender Health adapeza kuti anthu omwe adachedwetsa chisamaliro chifukwa choopa kusankhana anali ndi thanzi labwino kuposa omwe sanachedwe chisamaliro. "Kuchedwetsa kuchitapo kanthu pazachipatala pazomwe zakhalapo komanso / kapena kuchedwetsa kuyerekezera zitha ... kumabweretsa mavuto azaumoyo komanso imfa, "akutero a DeChants. (Zokhudzana: Ogwira Ntchito Trans Akuyitanitsa Aliyense Kuti Ateteze Kupeza Chithandizo Cha Amuna Kapena Akazi)

Momwe Kutsimikizira Kwa Amuna Kapena Amuna Kapena Akazi, Kusamalira Zaumoyo Wopanda Luso Kumawonekera

Kukhala wophatikizika kumapitilira kuyika mwayi wosankha "machulukidwe" anu pa fomu yolandirira kapena kuwonetsa mbendera ya utawaleza mchipinda chodikirira. Pongoyambira, zikutanthauza kuti woperekayo amalemekeza matchulidwe ndi amuna kapena akazi anzawo molondola ngakhale pamaso pa odwalawo (mwachitsanzo, pokambirana ndi akatswiri ena, zolemba za odwala, ndi malingaliro). Zimatanthauzanso kufunsa anthu azikhalidwe zonse kuti adzaze malowa mu mawonekedwe ndi / kapena kuwafunsa molunjika. "Pofunsa odwala omwe ndimawadziwa kuti ndi cisgender zomwe matchulidwe awo ali, ndimatha kusintha machitidwe a matchulidwe ogawana kunja kwa makoma a ofesi," akutero Fosnight. Izi zikupitilira kusavulaza, koma kuphunzitsa odwala onse kuti azitha kuphatikizika. (Zambiri apa: Zomwe Anthu Amakhala Olakwika Ponseponse Pazokhudza Trans Community, Malinga ndi Trans Sex Educator)

Matchulidwe pambali, chisamaliro chophatikizika chimaphatikizanso kufunsa wina dzina lawo lomwe amakonda (kapena losakhala lalamulo) pama fomu olandila ndikukhala ndi antchito onse kuti azigwiritsa ntchito mosasintha komanso molondola, akutero DeChants. "Pomwe dzina lalamulo la munthu silikugwirizana ndi dzina lomwe amagwiritsa ntchito, ndikofunikira kuti woperekayo amangogwiritsa ntchito dzina lovomerezeka pakufunika inshuwaransi kapena zalamulo."

Zimaphatikizanso opereka okha kufunsa mafunso omwe iwo zosowa yankho lake kuti apereke chisamaliro choyenera. Ndizofala kwambiri kuti anthu osinthana akhale chida chofuna kudziwa madokotala, kufunsidwa kuti ayankhe mafunso ovuta okhudza ziwalo zoberekera, ziwalo zoberekera, ndi ziwalo za thupi zomwe sizifunikira kupereka chisamaliro choyenera. "Ndidagwa mwachangu chifukwa ndinali ndi chimfine ndipo namwino adandifunsa ngati ndidachitidwapo opareshoni yapansi," akutero a Trinity, 28, ku New York City. "Ndinali ngati ... Ndine wotsimikiza kuti simukuyenera kudziwa izi kuti munditumizire Tamiflu." (Zokhudzana: Ndine Wakuda, Queer, ndi Polyamorous: Chifukwa Chiyani Izi Zili Zofunika kwa Madokotala Anga?)

Chisamaliro chokwanira chaumoyo chomwe sichingatheke kumatanthauzanso kuchitapo kanthu kuti athetse vuto lomwe lilipo. Mwachitsanzo, “munthu akayezetsa matenda a shuga, adokotala amayenera kuyika jenda m’ma labu,” akufotokoza motero Breitenstein. Chizindikiro chanu cha jenda chimagwiritsidwa ntchito kuti muwone ngati kuchuluka kwa magazi m'magazi anu kulowa mkati kapena kunja kwa magulu oyenera. Izi ndizovuta kwambiri. "Pakadali pano palibe njira zowerengera anthu omwe ali ndi transgender," akutero. Kuyang'anira kumeneku kumatanthawuza kuti munthu wodutsa akhoza kuzindikiridwa molakwika, kapena kuzindikiridwa momveka bwino pomwe sali.

Zitsanzo zowonjezerapo zamomwe mungathandizire kupititsa patsogolo ntchito zaumoyo kungakhale kukhazikitsa maphunziro owonjezera kwa ophunzira azachipatala pamitu iyi, ndipo makampani a inshuwaransi akusintha mfundo zawo kuti ziphatikize anthu a transgender. Mwachitsanzo, "pakadali pano, anthu ambiri omwe ali ndi vuto lachimuna amayenera kulimbana ndi makampani awo a inshuwalansi kuti apeze chithandizo cha amayi chifukwa dongosolo silikumvetsa chifukwa chake munthu yemwe ali ndi 'M' pa fayilo yake angafunikire njirayi," akufotokoza DeChants. (Zambiri pansipa momwe inu, monga wodwala kapena mnzake, mungathandizire kulimbikitsa kusintha, pansipa.)

Momwe Mungapezere Chithandizo Chophatikizira

"Anthu ayenera kukhala ndi ufulu woganiza kuti opereka chithandizo azikhala otsimikiza, koma si momwe dziko lilili pakali pano," akutero Breitenstein. Mwamwayi, ngakhale kusamalidwa kopanda luso sikuli (pakadali) chizolowezi, kulipo. Malangizo atatuwa angakuthandizeni kuchipeza.

1. Sakani pa intaneti.

Fosnight akulangiza kuti muyambe pa webusayiti ya akatswiri/maofesi kuti mumve mawu oti "kuphatikizana," "kutsimikizira jenda," ndi "kuphatikizana," komanso zambiri za momwe amasamalirira gulu la LGBTQ. Zimakhalanso zachizoloŵezi kwa operekera oyenerera kuti aziphatikizira matchulidwe awo pazosangalatsa zawo zapaintaneti. (Zogwirizana: Demi Lovato Amatseguka Ponena Zolakwika Popeza Kusintha Mau Awo)

Kodi wothandizira aliyense amene angazindikiritse motere adzakhala akutsimikizira? Ayi. Koma mwayi ndi omwe amapereka omwe akutsimikizira kuti adzakhala ndi izi, ndikupanga gawo loyambirira pothana nawo.

2. Imbani foni ku ofesi.

Momwemo, sangakhale adotolo okhawo omwe angathe kuchita bwino, ayenera kukhala ofesi yonse, wolandila alendo kuphatikiza. "Ngati wodwala angakumane ndi zovuta zingapo za transphobic asanapite kuofesi yanga, ndi vuto lalikulu," akutero a Fosnight.

Funsani mafunso olandila alendo ngati, "Kodi [lembani dzina la madokotala apa] adagwirapo ntchito ndi transgender kapena anthu ena osagulitsa kale?" ndipo "Kodi ofesi yanu imatani kuti iwonetsetse kuti anthu osinthana azikhala omasuka paulendo wawo?"

Musaope kufotokoza zachindunji ndi mafunso anu, akutero. Mwachitsanzo, ngati ndinu wamkulu komanso mukugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala obwezeretsa mahomoni, funsani ngati dokotalayo ali ndi chidziwitso ndi anthu omwe adakumana nawo. Momwemonso, ngati ndinu mkazi wa trans pa estrogen yemwe akufunika kuyezetsa khansa ya m'mawere, funsani ngati ofesiyo idagwirapo ntchito ndi anthu omwe ali ndi mbiri yanu. (Zokhudzana: Mj Rodriguez 'Sadzayima' Kulimbikitsa Chifundo kwa Trans Folks)

3. Funsani anthu amdera lanu komanso ochezera pa intaneti kuti akuthandizeni.

"Anthu ambiri omwe amafunafuna chithandizo kuchokera kwa ife aphunzira kudzera mwa anzawo kuti ndife ovomerezeka," akutero Fosnight. Mutha kutumiza slide pa nkhani zanu za IG zomwe zimati, "Ndikuyang'ana mwamuna wotsimikizira kuti ndi amuna kapena akazi kudera lalikulu la Dallas. Nditumizireni zolemba zanu!" kapena kutumiza patsamba lanu lapa Facebook la LGBTQ, "Kodi paliodalirika ovomerezeka m'derali? Thandizani kukambirana ndikugawana!"

Ndipo muzochitika zomwe dera lanu silinabwere ndi malingaliro? Yesani maulalo osaka pa intaneti monga Rad Remedy, MyTransHealth, Transgender Care Listings World Professional Association for Transgender Health, ndi Gay and Lesbian Medical Association.

Ngati nsanjazi sizikutulutsa zotsatira zakusaka - kapena mulibe mayendedwe opita kapena kuchokera komwe mudakumana, kapena simungatenge nthawi yopuma kuti mukafike pa nthawi yake - lingalirani kugwira ntchito ndi wothandizira patelefoni wochezeka ngati FOLX, Plume. , ndi QueerDoc, zomwe aliyense amapereka gulu lapadera la mautumiki. (Onani Zambiri: Phunzirani Zambiri Zokhudza FOLX, Telehealth Platform Yopangidwa Ndi Queer People for Queer People)

Momwe Othandizira Angathandizire

Njira yothandizira transgender ndi anthu osakhala achifwamba omwe akupeza chithandizo chazaumoyo amayamba ndi kuwathandiza m'moyo wanu watsiku ndi tsiku kudzera muzinthu monga:

1. Kudzizindikiritsa nokha ngati wothandizana nawo ndikugawana matchulidwe anu poyamba.
2. Kuwonetsa malingaliro pantchito yanu, m'makalabu, m'malo azipembedzo, ndi malo ochitira masewera olimbitsa thupi ndikuwonetsetsa kuti akupezeka kwa anthu azikhalidwe zonse.
3. Kuchotsa malongosoledwe amisala (monga "madona ndi njonda") m'mawu anu.
4. Kumvera ndi kudya zomwe zili ndi trans folks.
5. Kukondwerera trans folks (pamene iwo ali moyo!).

Pankhani ya chisamaliro chaumoyo makamaka, lankhulani ndi dokotala (kapena wolandira alendo) ngati mafomu olandila sali nawo. Ngati wothandizira wanu akugwiritsa ntchito chilankhulo chodana ndi amuna kapena akazi okhaokha, transphobic, kapena kugonana, siyani ndemanga ya yelp yomwe imalengeza zachidziwitsocho kuti anthu azitha kuzipeza, ndikudandaula. Mutha kuganiziranso kufunsa adotolo za mtundu wanji wamaphunziro omwe adakumana nawo, omwe atha kugwira ntchito molimbikitsa. (Zogwirizana: LGBTQ + Glossary of Gender and Sexuality Tanthauzo Zomwe Allies Ayenera Kudziwa)

Ndikofunikiranso kuchita zinthu monga kuyimbira foni oyimilira amdera lanu ngati ndalama zatsankho zikuyenera kubwerezedwanso (izi Zikuthandizani Kuti Mumve Mawu Anu), komanso kuphunzitsa anthu omwe ali pafupi nanu kudzera m'macheza komanso kulimbikitsana pazama TV.

Kuti mupeze maupangiri ena pakuthandizira gulu la transgender, onani bukuli kuchokera ku National Center For Transgender Equality ndi bukuli la Momwe Mungakhalire Odalirika komanso Othandizira Ally.

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