Visibility, transphobia, and resilience: addressing transgender women's health in Lebanon

Background: Worldwide, transgender women face a disproportionately high risk of HIV/AIDS, violence, and mental health problems, as well as individual and structural discrimination. In Lebanon, health disparities in transgender women have recently been identified. Transgender visibility, a complex co...

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Main Authors: Rachel L Kaplan, PhD, Abhinav Veerina, MS, Cynthia El Khoury, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19300907