This story originally appeared on Them.Trans people know that our unique health concerns are understudied. Just look at how many of us resort to Reddit forums as a source of anecdotal medical knowledge. Now, researchers are sounding the alarm on just how dangerous this lack of research can be for ou...
  • MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    9·
    15 days ago

    Whenever something might be contraindicated with HRT or being trans, it becomes another bludgeoning tool to push anti-trans laws.

    It’s a weird situation where I just don’t want any of this research to happen, despite being very in favor of peer-reviewee studies, but also I worry that researchers avoiding these questions might make trans folks less healthy long-term.

    One key thing researchers should do is avoid publishing anything until they find a very clear link between X and Y, instead of publishing research questions and literature reviews that can be used by bad actors.

  • Sunshine@piefed.caOPEnglish
    7·
    16 days ago

    It would help when bigots are no longer allowed to harass trans people anymore, enough is enough.

    • Marcela (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      15 days ago

      Yeah. We have to survive transphobia and dysphoria first, then we deal with cardiovascular disease like any other folk. Let’s address that first.