In a Comment article for Global Health Research and Policy, abesamisla explains how an intersectional approach sheds light on the nature and complexity of transgender health inequities among Filipinos.
]. Although several local anti-discrimination policies have been enacted, these hardly address the systemic prejudice against the LGBTQI + community that trans Filipinos are disproportionately vulnerable to.
Likewise, the invisibility of trans health in health and medical education in the country creates challenges among Filipino healthcare workers in providing quality healthcare for their trans clients []. While some healthcare providers have limited or no knowledge of trans-specific healthcare , others have also been enablers and perpetrators of stigma and discrimination . This is further compounded by the representation of trans identities in psychological and psychiatric sciences.
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