How the COVID-19 pandemic affects transgender health care - A cross-sectional online survey in 63 upper-middle-income and high-income countries.
Andreas KoehlerJoz MotmansLeo Mulió AlvarezDavid AzulKaren BadalyanKoray BasarCecilia DhejneDragana DuišinBartosz GrabskiAurore DufrasneNataša Jokić-BegićAntonio PrunasChristina RichardsKirill SabirJaimie VealeTimo Ole NiederPublished in: International journal of transgender health (2021)
Transgender people suffer under the severity of the pandemic due to the intersections between their status as a vulnerable social group, their high number of medical risk factors, and their need for ongoing medical treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic can potentiate these vulnerabilities, add new challenges for transgender people, and, therefore, can lead to devastating consequences, like severe physical or mental health issues, self-harming behavior, and suicidality.