Date of Graduation
12-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Journalism (MA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Journalism
Advisor/Mentor
Bret Schulte
Committee Member
Gerald Jordan
Second Committee Member
Patrick Conge
Keywords
Social sciences, Communication and the arts, Gender dysphoria, Gender transition, Health care, Transgender
Abstract
The transgender population in Northwest Arkansas has difficulty in finding quality, accessible healthcare for gender transition-related procedures and for basic medical needs as well. These difficulties stem in part from a complex combination of discrimination, lack of information and training for proper treatment and care. This study takes a look at what is and isn’t available to transgender people in Northwest Arkansas and why they travel to other states and countries to seek healthcare.
Citation
Wallace, A. M. (2016). Making a Gender Transition in Northwest Arkansas: Issues of Access and Civil Rights in the Health Care System. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/1795