How does a trans person changing their name help fight the spread of HIV infection?

The answer is simple: Studies find that a person whose ID lines up with their current gender identification is more likely to successfully navigate the complexities of health insurance than someone whose driver’s license seems to show a different person.

So instead of, say, taking hormones offered by a friend, maybe using a shared needle that can transfer blood born illnesses like HIV, they will get medication from a pharmacy, along with a clean needle.

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Of course, this is not a concern to a federal government that doesn’t want trans citizens to serve in the military, never mind have their medical needs addressed.

Neither is it a concern for a government that doesn’t want to pay for research int

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