![]() Training is also needed to make sure there is appropriate screening and management of cardiovascular issues and risk factors, particularly those associated with discrimination and stress, that are more prevalent in LGBTQ+ communities, such as smoking and excess alcohol consumption.” There is a need for additional training for clinicians and health care professionals to ensure gender diverse and transgender people feel safe and welcome in the health care setting. “This is why we are highlighting the critical science and calling for further action in addressing disparities in health equity for transgender and gender diverse people. “Heart disease and stroke do not discriminate,” said Carl Streed Jr., M.D., M.P.H., chair of the writing group for the statement, an assistant professor of internal medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and the research lead at the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Boston Medical Center. ![]() Poorer health outcomes are also linked to lack of equitable access to care and higher levels of smoking and overweight or obesity. In a new scientific statement released in July 2021, the Association found that there are higher levels of heart disease among transgender and gender diverse people which are linked to the stress of experiencing discrimination and transphobia at personal and societal levels. 17, 2021 - With Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, 2021, the American Heart Association, is drawing attention to unique factors affecting transgender health and calling for swift policy action to address health care disparities and equitable access to care for transgender people. The vigil commemorated not only Rita, but all who were tragically lost to anti-transgender violence.Dallas, Nov. In 1999, one year after Rita’s murder, advocate and writer Gwendolyn Ann Smith coordinated a vigil in Rita’s honor. ![]() Rita was a highly visible member of the transgender community in her native Boston, Massachusetts, where she worked locally on education around transgender issues. Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed each year in late November in recognition of the 1998 murder of Rita Hester. As in previous years, most of the lives taken were those of Black and Latina transgender women. There have likely been more losses than the 43 reported, as crimes against trans people often go unreported or misreported. In 2021 there have been at least 43 transgender or gender non-conforming people die by violent means. All community members are invited to attend and mark the occasion by hearing the stories of local transgender and non-binary people, memorializing those lost, and celebrating the diversity and resilience of the community in the face of harassment and violence. The event, which will be conducted at the Muskingum Park Gazebo, will honor those lost to anti-Transgender violence in the U.S. Out MOV and Marietta College Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host a Candlelight Vigil as part of the 22nd International Transgender Day of Remembrance at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, November 20th.
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