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Title
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Transgender Healthcare Access: Barriers and Impacts
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Creator
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Alex Michaels
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Exit Requirement
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Undergraduate Honors Thesis
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Date of Award
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6/17/2024
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Honors Program Director
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Gavin Keulks
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Faculty Advisor
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Margaret Manoogian
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Abstract
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Transgender healthcare is a heavily debated topic in our politics and media, with new legislation being passed for and against access at drastic paces. Using an autoethnographic research approach, I use my own lived experience as a trans person navigating the healthcare systems in my state to discuss some of the barriers and struggles of my community. To support and expand upon the autoethnographic portion of my work, I also draw from current literature and research. This thesis addresses topics of provider education, critical comments from care providers, care avoidance, gendered systems and health care records, pharmacy issues, insurance denials and related barriers, and relevant legislation. My work aims to provide context to social and structural barriers and to address the impacts those barriers have on human lives.
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Type
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Text
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Department
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Honors
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Language
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eng
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Rights
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https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en
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Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/29/2024, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author.
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Identifier
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honors_073024b
