The Lion's Pride , Vol. 5 (Feb. 2016) | Page 31

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 \