Facing hormone shortages, South Africa’s trans men try black market
DURBAN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – South African tech adviser Josh Stols felt a wave of euphoria when his…
Hormones help trans teens, U.S. study finds, as state bans loom
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Transgender teenagers prescribed cross-sex hormones are less likely to have suicidal thoughts and…
In Burkina Faso, trans people self-medicate in ‘dangerous’ transition
OUAGADOUGOU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It took Aicha Sylla three attempts to get a prescription for hormones in…
Trans youth denied hormones at greater risk of depression, suicide – study
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Transgender teenagers and young adults who are unable to access cross-sex hormone therapy are…