1/ Poor utilisation of government health services and lack of awareness of government health insurance impose a heavy economic burden on #LGBTIQ who are already vulnerable due to the stigma around their gender identity.
2/ Gender identity disorders in the WHO classification have been re-conceptualized as gender incongruence and distinguishes between conditions that are relevant to public health and clinical psychopathology and those that merely reflect private behaviour.
3/ We also know that the LGBTIQ community is marginalised and denied basic rights. Specific needs in the form of hormone therapy and gender affirming treatment is also mostly unavailable.
4/ Unexplored issues such as class division among the transgender community are also important from an access perspective.
5/ Suicide rate and suicidal tendencies among LGBTIQ persons are considerably high compared to general population ranging from 32% to 50% across the countries, see: bit.ly/3xRDGNs. Ill treatment at the health-care system is one of the major risk factors that…
6/ …influence the suicidal behaviours among LGBTIQ persons, see: bit.ly/3hczXTR . Discrimination against LGBTIQ is a full circle and starts right from childhood.
7/ Based on the Supreme Court of India judgement and direction, there is an urgent need to realise the dream of #inclusivity for this community, which is an equitable and discrimination free society.
8/ @HumsafarTrust @lovemattersinfo @SwastiHC @TaarasCoalition #LGBTIQ community #LGBTQInclusion #ShoutoutforInclusion #PridewithHope
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