变性人的健康需求.doc

Health Needs of Transgender People Remain Unmet Fran Lowry June 17, 2016 Despite the recent flurry of media attention that has been directed toward transgender people, they and their health needs remain poorly understood, experts say. 专家们说，尽管最近一系列的媒体关注已经指向了变人人，他们和他们的健康需求仍难以被理解。 In a series of articles published online June 17 in the Lancet, experts on the transgender community outline some of the social and legal conditions in which transgender people live, as well as some of the medical perspectives that frame the provision of healthcare for these individuals. 在6月17号的《柳叶刀》的网上发表了一系列的文章，专家们在变性人团体中描述了变性人生活中面临的一些社会的和法律的情况，同样这些个体的一些构建医疗保健的医学观点。 The series was published to coincide with the World Professional Association for Transgender Health 24th Biennial Scientific Symposium, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 这一系列文章的发布附合了在荷兰阿姆斯特丹举行的24屉两年一次的世界专业协会科学研究会关于变性人的健康的主题。 Many transgender people live on the margins of society, facing stigma, discrimination, exclusion, violence, and poor health, write Sam Winter, PhD, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, and colleagues in the first of three articles in the series. 许多变性人生活在社会的边缘，面对侮辱，歧视，孤立，暴力和疾病。 Many of the health challenges faced by transgender people are exacerbated by laws and policies that deny them gender recognition, Dr Winter said in a statement. 变性人因法律和政策否识对他们性别的认知导致他们面对的许多健康挑战更加恶化。 In no other community is the link between rights and health so clearly visible as in the transgender community. Faced with stigma, discrimination and abuse, transgender people are pushed to the margins of society, excluded from the workplace, their families and health care. Many are drawn into risky situations or behaviors, such as unsafe sex or substance abuse, which leave them at risk of further ill health, he said. 没有其他团体像变性人团体那样权利和健康的联系是那么的显而可见。面对侮辱、歧视和虐待，变性人被迫到社会的边缘，被工作场所、他们的家庭和卫生保健排除在外。许多人进被拉进危险的场所或行为，像是不安全的性行为或滥用药物，这会导致将来不健康的风险加重。 In the second article in the series, Kevan Wylie, MD, Porterbrook Clinic, Sheffield, United Kingdom, and col