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Transgender patients face uphill battle for care amid discrimination, doctor shortage Endia Fontanez When Coree Pledge decided to transition from female to male 11 years ago, he couldn’t find a doctor providing hormone replacement therapy in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama. So he drove six hours, one way, to find care in Atlanta. “After about a month of calling and research is when I focused on Atlanta and knew that would be my best option,” said Pledge, who now lives in Phoenix. “That was in 2009. I would be surprised if much has changed since then, but hopefully there are more docto...

Dec. 10, 2020 Volunteers at Peacework Medical Clinic in Phoenix provide free medical care for transgender patients who are in the country without legal permission. The estimated 1.4 million adults in the U.S. who identify as transgender face obstacles to getting health care, because of discrimination and the lack of medical professionals who themselves are transgender. (Photo courtesy of Josef Burwell) PHOENIX – When Coree Pledge decided to transition from female to male 11 years ago, he couldn’t find a doctor providing hormone replacement therapy in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama. So h...