those who do not subscribe to the masculine‐feminine gender binary, or who choose not to be defined by their gender) evidence an elevated HIV risk for these groups, particularly amongst those who have sex with men. The limited existing data on transgender men and gender expansive people (i.e. In the case of HIV, although accurate estimates of prevalence are scarce due to the absence of gender identity indicators in HIV surveillance, a 2013 global meta‐analysis reported that transgender women were 49 times more likely to be HIV positive compared with all adults of reproductive age. These vulnerabilities disproportionately place transgender people at risk for multiple health‐related issues. Transgender people share in common the ubiquity of the stigma and discrimination they face, and the associated social‐structural vulnerabilities, including lack of recognition of their right to access care and the absence of trans‐competent care services. transgender women, transgender men, gender non‐binary). There are a myriad of terms to describe the vast diversity of gender identities and expressions (e.g.
‘Transgender’ is an umbrella term that describes people whose gender identity or expression is different from their sex assigned at birth.
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