Transgender Equality in the Healthcare System
Anne Nelson
I have been a student at LWIT for the past three years and will
be graduating this June. This essay is from my English 102,
where we were assigned to write a persuasive research essay. By
sharing this piece, I hope to raise awareness around the
discrimination that the transgender community faces in their
everyday life, particularly in healthcare.
In August of 1995, Tyra Hunter, a transgender woman was
involved in a serious car accident. When EMTs arrived on
scene and began to assess her injuries, they \