Transgender health and the dilemma of insurance

Transgender health is an important concept nationally and globally. Over the last few decades, a collective effort has been made by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, genderqueer, queer, intersexed, agender, asexual, and ally population, commonly referred to as LGBTQIA+, for equality in all aspects of life like that of their heterosexual counterparts. However, equality in treatment options has not been realized. Public health nurses and other health care providers working with this population need to understand the needs of the transgender population so that they can adequately advocate for them.