Opinion: The grim reality of relocating to get access to gender-affirming care
In my work as a pediatric psychologist, I’ve been seeing a surge in the number of families with transgender or nonbinary children who are moving to Connecticut, where I live and work. In the past month, a real estate agent colleague has worked with 30 families with transgender children who were trying to find homes in central Connecticut, where they could get access to gender-affirming care.
This influx is indicative of a grim reality: nearly half of respondents to the U.S. Trans Survey reported having thought about moving to another state because theirs considered, or passed, laws that target transgender people for unequal treatment, and 5% of respondents had actually moved out of state because of such state action.
