Addressing health inequalities in gender diverse people
On Dec 18, 2023, WHO announced the development of a guideline on the health of trans and gender diverse people with group meetings to start in February. The announcement was met with some criticism, underlining the sometimes heated public discourse on trans and gender diverse people. LGBT and gender diverse people are an underserved community disproportionally impacted by adverse health outcomes. They still too often face stigma, discrimination, and barriers to accessing health care. Mounting evidence documents higher rates of mental health conditions among these groups compared with cisgender populations.