PROBLEM WHEN WANTING A GENDER CHANGE

 Problems wanting a gender change:

• In some countries transgender people are denied the opportunity to have a hormonal treatment or a surgical procedure, and sometimes this is based on their positive state of sexually transmitted diseases, such as in HIV and hepatitis C

Many health problems faced by transgender people are due to the stress of minority groups, characterized by the following:

• Negative social attitudes and disapproval (social stigma) towards transgender people
• Abuse, harassment, neglect, rejection or unfair treatment (discrimination) towards transgender people
• Internalization of social stigma, which leads to having negative attitudes and thoughts about oneself (internalized stigma).