Healthcare Intake Forms At Medical Facilities Aren’t Trans Inclusive

When we talk about the inclusion of trans persons and their access to equitable health care services, the conversation often circles and eventually settles on gender-neutral washrooms, inclusive wards, the non-discriminatory approach of the staff, and much more. On the face, it appears promising. In reality, it is in a vacuum.

“Forms are never inclusive, and medical processes are not, especially gynecological forms and processes. As a transman who wanted to get pregnant, it has been difficult navigating the health system which presumes such services are only needed by married cis women”, says a genderqueer transman.