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Poster at University of Maryland Health Center, reminds students to update their name and gender marker on the school’s system, Friday Dec. 1, 2023. (Capital News Service/Tommy Tucker)
Annapolis
Trans patients face geographic, availability barriers to care, medications

Gender-affirming care is a medically necessary group of treatments, including ​​hormone therapy, alterations to voice, laser treatment and surgeries. But medical “care” also includes using the patient’s preferred pronouns and staying up-to-date on gender identities and protocols. 
While access to gender-affirming care has improved in recent years, it still varies across Maryland. From finding experienced doctors to the availability of prescribed hormones, trans care can require a lot of work on the patient’s part.