Nevertheless, due to this recent acceptance there is a lack of research or knowledge on the subject of the LGBT – emphasis on the T – and that can be damaging to the person; particularly when involving health-care (Lim, Brown, & Justin Kim, 2014). Transgender patients may enter a doctor’s office with the possibility of having to educate their provider or face discrimination from their provider; these are the reasons that the patient may experience fear and anxiety (Belluardo-Crosby & Lillis, 2012; Dowshen, Nguyen, Gilbert, Feiler, & Margo, 2014; Rondahl, 2009). The research paper will …show more content…
Throughout the paper, the umbrella term will be used unless specifically referring the latter. The former is a matter of how a person’s identity differs from their biological self; the individual may express this through behaviour and/or outer appearance. It is believed that the human mind is the determining factor to self-identification. The latter is considered to be extremely similar to the former; however, it differs in that the individuals are proactive in making physical changes. (Belluardo-Crosby & Lillis, 2012; Lev, 2004; Stein, 2004a) These changes are often made through the use of hormone therapy (HT) and sexual reassignment surgery (SRS) (Zunner & Grace,