Life's transitions

Jessica tells colleague Dana about what led her to become a gender-specialized nurse practitioner. Jessica’s youngest child had confided why they always felt depressed. It’s because she was a boy. Jessica became an advocate and an activist for transgender issues. Realizing medical professionals weren’t treating the transgender community with compassion, Jessica went back to school to get her nurse practitioner license so she could be their compassionate caregiver. Edit credit: StoryCorps

Resources for Patients & Loved Ones

• Catholic Health Association supports LGBTQ+ community

• Family Equality

• Gender Spectrum

• LGBT Health & Aging (Human Rights Campaign)

• SAGE: Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders

• The Trevor Project: Help for LGBTQ Youth in Crisis

• Top 10 Things to Discuss with Your Healthcare Provider (GLMA)

• Trans Bodies: A Resource Guide for the Transgender Community

• Tyler Clementi Foundation

Resources for Providers

• LGBT Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• LGBT HealthLink

• LGBTQ Population Care (American Medical Association)

• LGBTQ Topics (American Psychological Association)

• National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center (Fenway Institute)

• Resources for HIV/AIDS Prevention & Treatment (American College of Physicians)

• Straight for Equality in Healthcare (PFLAG)

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KEYWORDS:

• Dana Mitchell
• Jessica Moore\
• LGBTQ+
• Transgender
• Trans
• Mother
• Nurse
• Nurse Practitioner