Articles covering topics related to social and legal support for transgender and non-binary community.
Traveling can be an exciting adventure, but for transgender and non-binary folks, it can also bring on some reasonable concerns and unknowns along the way. Whether exploring within the United States or venturing abroad, it’s important to be informed and prepared for things that may arise during your travels. Check out these essential tips to […]
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A beginner’s guide to understanding insurance Health insurance can be a helpful tool providing financial protection and access to healthcare services when needed most. Understanding your health insurance coverage is particularly important for people navigating the complexities of gender-affirming healthcare. This beginner’s guide series aims to demystify insurance terminology, explain key concepts, and empower you
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Over 400 anti-trans bills have been introduced or carried over from 2022 with 24 passed and/or headed to Governors’ desks in 13 states, attacking the basic health care of the transgender community. On May 4, Plume sponsored an event with the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) to help our community understand how these bills
What is the Affordable Care Act? Understanding health insurance words and terms Can insurers discriminate against transgender people? Does Plume accept health insurance? In the United States, health insurance is essential to access healthcare for most people. For the transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse community, access to gender-affirming health care is necessary and life-saving. Gender-affirming
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How do you support a child or young person who is transgender or nonbinary? We asked our resident Medical Director Elaina Tully, MD (she/her) to answer some of the questions you might have. Dr. Elaina started and led one of the largest community-based, gender-affirming care programs for youth in the region at a Federally Qualified
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This blog lists five ways to overcome some common barriers to healthcare that transgender people face. When you are searching for gender-affirming healthcare as a transgender, nonbinary, or genderqueer person, you might have to contend with barriers that cisgender patients do not. Because of this, your plan for navigating barriers may take you in unexpected
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This blog explains Plume’s letter-writing service for legal name and gender marker change. Legal name change and gender marker updates are linked to better mental health for transgender people. You deserve to be seen as yourself. Ensuring that your legal documents match your gender expression is a way of honoring yourself in a more formal
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By: Plume Community Member Introduction to Trans and Nonbinary Name and Gender Markers How to Legally Change Your Name and Gender Marker What May Be Corrected on a Trans or Nonbinary Person’s Birth Certificate Benefits of Changing Your Name and Gender Marker Challenges of Changing Your Name and Gender Marker Resources for Changing Your Name
We often think of transition in 3 buckets: social, medical, and legal. The legal aspect of transition is often a challenging one in which we don’t know where to start or who to go to with questions about changing our name and/or gender marker. Here at Plume we want to help! We have created a
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In order to provide healthcare services to you and give you medically appropriate care, we are required to get a recent blood pressure reading. You can get your blood pressure read for free at many pharmacies, go to your primary care doctor, or you may purchase a blood pressure cuff online.
