Opinion: What my trans brother and patients teach me

One week before President Joe Biden signed a proclamation honoring Transgender Day of Visibility, Dr. Rachel Levine became the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate. As a physician who cares for transgender patients and the sister of a transgender man, I have celebrated these important milestones. But I also know that the freedom to be visible cannot be equally shared across the transgender community until it is equally protected. The privilege of visibility depends on how safe you will be -- in your job, in your housing, even in your person -- once you come out.

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