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Hopping the Fence: An Historical Look At Gatekeeping and the Narratives that Helped Trans People Transition

14/4/2023

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​When I was coming out in early 2017, one of the first resources I found was a zine called Mascara and Hope. Although it was aimed at trans women in the UK navigating the NHS gender clinic system, it was one of my first glimpses at how trans people have had to contort themselves in order to be given the health care they so desperately deserve. While I am lucky that my experiences getting on hormones in Toronto was no where near as infuriating as it describes, I cannot help but think back to it and other materials in the wake of the Missouri Attorney General’s emergency rule that will increase barriers to access.

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    Amelia smith

    Trying to bridge the gap between transgender studies and museum studies.

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