Newsletter emailed on 1/1/2024.
Reflecting on 2023, Hoping for 2024
The year 2023 was a difficult and wonderful one at QueerDoc. We expect 2024 won’t slack on the challenges, but we hope the joys will come, too. ???
We provide care in nine states. Four states enacted bans or restrictions on youth (and adult!) care in 2023. The fabulous teams of lawyers challenging these bans won several injunctions: care bans in Idaho and Montana were blocked from going into effect. A partial injunction is in place in Florida, and we hope to see a broader injunction announced in the near future. For now, restrictions on gender affirming care are in effect in Florida and Utah.
State legislatures will continue to try to restrict care unconstitutionally again in 2024; that’s a given. (Resource shout out: Erin Reed’s 2024 Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map.)
And we’ll continue seeing patients. We grew in 2023, and we have plans in place to support more patients in 2024. (PSST: Clinic pop-ups to prescribe T in Hawaii!)
If you’re considering getting care, check out Getting Care At QueerDoc.
QueerDoc is committed to providing gender affirming care, fighting against medical discrimination, and advocating against discriminatory laws – especially in the states where we practice.
What We’re Writing About
QueerDoc’s Top Ten Most Popular Articles in 2023
Not necessarily written in 2023!
- Your Smooth Bottom Line: Nulloplasty/Nullification/Nullectomy
- How Do You Know Which T-Blocker To Take?
- Adding To Your Bottom Line: Phallus-Preserving Vulvovaginoplasty
- Progesterone – The Big Debate
- Changes to Genitals, Libido, and Orgasm: What To Expect on Hormones
- SERMs
- Six Sex Toys That We Love For Trans Folx
- VPP And Double Your Bottom Line: Vaginal-Preserving Phalloplasty
- What Exercises Should I Do to Get Ready For Top Flattening Surgery?
- When Can I Start Exercising After Top Flattening Surgery?
We hope you enjoyed learning with us, and we’d love to hear what you want to learn about next! (Email us at info@queerdoc.com!)
We’re Fundraising!
Your donations supported nearly $14,000 in care in 2023. Thank you! ???
Our current funding will run out in March, 2024.
Donations to our Access Fund directly support the costs of visits, prescriptions, labs, and medical interpreters for patients who cannot afford our sliding scale fees. Awards range from a single visit during a financial crisis to a year or more of care.
Donations are tax deductible and eligible for employer matching. Thank you! ???
What We Do
Telemedicine Services
QueerDoc offers an online doctor’s office for all of your LGBTQ+ healthcare needs including gender affirming medical care like testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, bicalutamide, SERMs, and puberty blockers.
Provider Education
Learn gender-affirming medical care from a queer and gender diverse doctor who has helped thousands of patients and has lived experience as a patient.
LGBTQ+ DEI Consulting
Our experts are available to support your healthcare system, clinic, pharmacy, or health benefits team in creating an inclusive and affirming environment for the LGBTQ+ (with an emphasis on the “T”) community.
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