Gender-affirming healthcare webpage developed by UB students [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Medical students at the University at Buffalo have compiled a list of resources for gender-affirming care as part of a partnership with Erie County to make it easier to find.

“People who are seeking gender-affirming healthcare should know that our region has a solid foundation of clinical and medical resources,” said Erie County Health Commissioner Gale R. Burstein in a press release from the university announcing the webpage.

Burstein is also a clinical professor of pediatrics at UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

The webpage lists healthcare professionals, contact information, and local resources for members of the LGTBQIA2S+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and 2-spirit).

Assistant Professor Elana Tal, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Jacobs School, and Burnstein worked together to meet with local …