Time to address barriers to trans health care

Halifax -- Nova Scotia NDP 2SLGBTQ+ Affairs spokesperson Susan Leblanc made the following statement on this Transgender Day of Remembrance :

“The Transgender Day of Remembrance is an opportunity to reflect on the systemic barriers to employment, housing, and healthcare that leave transgender and non-binary people more vulnerable to violence.

Access to gender affirming health care - including but not limited to gender confirming surgery - is absolutely key to ensuring the wellbeing and safety of trans and non-binary people. For those who want to, undergoing medical transition has been proven to vastly improve mental health outcomes for transgender and non-binary people and reduce their risk of suicide.”

The Nova Scotia NDP is committed to fighting for better access to health care for transgender and non-binary people and removing discriminatory and binary language from Nova Scotia’s laws including the Vital Statistics Act.

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