12/15/2025
“I've definitely experienced Transphobia. My inability to get healthcare as a Trans woman is Transphobia. I know doctors don't want to take me because [they] don't want to deal with the 'complications' involved with me.”
Stigma, discrimination, and a lack of Trans-competent care can create significant barriers for people to access HIV testing, care, and support. It’s integral for service providers to create spaces that are free of gender identity or gender-expression based discrimination. Explore the Creating Authentic Spaces toolkit from The 519 to learn more about creating these spaces.
Check out this resource: Creating Authentic Spaces: A Gender Identity And Gender Expression Toolkit To Support The Implementation Of Institutional And Social Changehttps://www.oaith.ca/assets/library/The519_CreatingAuthenticSpaces_AODA.pdf
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The image is a bold, poster-style graphic in warm pinks and reds. At the top left, large hand-drawn block letters read “16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM” in dark pink, and directly beneath that in smaller type is the subtitle “against gender-based violence.” The WHAI logo sits in the upper right corner.
Across the middle, a white, typewriter-style caption strip contains the central quoted statement: “My inability to get healthcare as a Trans woman is transphobia.”
Below and to the left is a hand, medium brown in colour, holding a trans pride flag. A yellow star and orange star sit to the right.
Below and to the right of the quote is a short paragraph in small white type: “It’s integral for service providers to create spaces that are free of gender identity or gender-expression based discrimination.” The hashtag “ ” appears near the lower right corner.]