Traveling Internationally For Gender Affirming Surgeries – June 2026
Accessing gender affirming surgeries has never been easy. In the United States, a number of factors are making it harder to get care. If international travel is an option for you, it may be easier, less expensive, and faster to get surgery abroad. And plenty of trans people have made those trips. Crossing borders in […]
Congratulations, Hawaii! Now A Shield State for Gender Affirming and Reproductive Care (June 2026)
In April, 2026, the Hawaii legislature passed legislation to expand their shield law to protect both gender affirming and reproductive care. On May 29, 2026, Governor Josh Green, M.D. signed HB 1875 into law. Hawai’i has joined fourteen other states plus the District of Columbia with shield laws in place. 3 additional states have executive […]
Point of Pride’s 2026 HRT Access Fund Applications ARE OPEN Until May 31, 2026
We are proud to be a Point of Pride provider for their HRT Access Fund. Applications for grants that cover 18 months of HRT care are open until May 31, 2026. What Is The Point of Pride HRT Access Fund? In their own words, they provide “direct financial assistance to trans folks who cannot afford […]
Bicalutamide vs. Puberty Blockers in Adolescents (May 2026)
What are we comparing? When we talk about “blockers” in adolescent gender affirming care, we are often talking about two very different categories of medication as if they are interchangeable. They are not. At QueerDoc we commonly use: Both are used to support transgender and gender diverse youth who have bodies that produce testosterone. Both […]
Youth Care Further Restricted in Utah By HB 174 (2026)
Utah HB 174: When Politics Overrides Medicine Utah’s HB 174—Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments—is part of a growing wave of legislation restricting access to gender affirming care for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents. We’re going to say this plainly: this law moved forward despite evidence, despite national standards of care, and despite Utah’s own […]
QueerDoc vs. The DOJ Subpoena: The DOJ Has Appealed (2/16/26)
The DOJ has appealed the ruling that quashed their subpoena to QueerDoc demanding patient and practice information.
Legal Challenges To Trump Administration Attacks on Gender Care (2025-2026)
It’s a full-time mental load keeping up with the headlines these days. No one should have to do it alone. We’re taking a turn here with some running updates what’s going on legally with the Trump Administration’s attempts to ban, defund, or deny youth from obtaining medically necessary, evidence-based, and life-saving healthcare. Where We Get […]
The 2022 U.S. Trans Survey Health and Wellbeing Findings
The 2022 U.S. Trans Survey dropped their health and wellbeing findings report in June. This is a data results from a 2022 survey of 92,329 trans and nonbinary individuals aged 16+, from people living in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and several U.S. territories and military bases overseas. The survey was available in Spanish and […]
Doing It For Science: How To Read A Medical Journal Article, April 2025
You may have seen Erin in the Morning’s journalism on the upcoming Trump administration report on gender affirming care. Like the EITM crew, we expect whatever is published will be a gross misrepresentation of the body of scientific evidence to date. It will be biased against gender affirming care. It will be written with the […]
Deep Dive Into Oregon’s Shield Law – You’re Protected! (April 2025)
The Oregon Department of Justice has published a gender affirming care toolkit online. This toolkit details out the Oregon Shield Law and how it protects Gender Affirming Care access, answers questions about health insurance coverage of gender affirming care in Oregon, how providers are protected, and what Oregon does when other states seek to get […]
Trans Healthcare Is Not A New Phenomenon: TDOV QueerCME TikTok Series
At QueerDoc, we practice great trans healthcare with patients. At QueerCME, we teach other providers and clinicians how to provide great trans healthcare. QueerCME has a TikTok, and occasionally, we share those videos here on the QueerDoc blog. Today, we’re sharing Dr. Beal’s TDOV TIkTok. Transcription below! Please note: QueerCME content is designed for healthcare […]
Washington State Protects Your Right To Gender Affirming Care (March 2025)
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office has published Know Your Rights: Gender Affirming Care. It’s fantastic. Thanks, Washington! Get a copy here. See it here: What Are The Highlights? Your Right to Gender Affirming Care—for both youth and adults—is legal and protected in Washington State. How Are Your Rights Protected? WA State laws protect access […]