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Trans Community Hits New Barriers To Gender-Affirming Care In Hawaiʻi

Even before President Donald Trump took office, transgender patients in Hawaiʻi were struggling to get insurance to cover some treatments. Now it’s getting worse. After coming out as transgender to her therapist and her wife in 2023, one of Geena Thielen’s first priorities was to get rid of her facial hair.

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