rhrealitycheck.org – by Miriam Pérez
I’ve written quite a bit about how people of different races in the U.S. experience significant disparities when it comes to health. But race is not the only category that is correlated with these disparities – there are other identity groups that also show worse health outcomes when compared to the general population. Fenway Health, an LGBT Health organization based in Massachusetts has named this week Transgender Awareness Week, and put out new infographics reiterating what we know about health disparities in the transgender community.