SA gets first transgender healthcare facility

The institute said the government needs to do more to break the stigma at its facilities."When I go there asking for treatment, some they start gossiping about to, laughing at you and the way you are that this person is gay," said Williams.Transgender people criminalised in every part of world: studyThe clinic says as a country South Africa need to address this issue, especially regarding the HIV/Aids pandemic.

Zsa-Zsa Fisher from Wits Reproductive Health Institute said transgender women are at 49 percent risk of contracting HIV than any other population in the world The clinic says the primary fight is to have access that is free of fear and prejudice, even at public healthcare facilities. The Health Department says the stigma around sexual orientation is a huge problem in our society, needing consistent education.Source

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