The Erasure of Sex and Gender Minorities in the Healthcare System

Socio-cultural notions of gender and sex influence the structuring of healthcare systems. This case study exemplifies how the Western gender binary, and cisnormativity in particular, can create barriers to accessing healthcare services for transgender populations and lead to erasure.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marianne LeBreton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioéthiqueOnline 2013-09-01
Series:BioéthiqueOnline
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Online Access:http://bioethiqueonline.ca/2/17