Examining the Geospatial Distribution of Health and Support Services for Transgender, Gender Nonbinary, and Other Gender Diverse People in New York City

Denton Callander, Byoungjun Kim, Micah Domingo, Loni Philip Tabb, Asa Radix, Liadh Timmins, Amir Baradaran, Michael B. Clark, Dustin T. Duncan

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Abstract

A geospatial analysis of services that support transgender and gender diverse ("trans") people in New York City (NYC) was conducted to investigate associations with neighborhood-level sociodemographic characteristics. In June 2019, there were 5.3 services for every 100,000 of the general NYC population; controlling for other covariates, they were more commonly located in neighborhoods with larger populations of non-Hispanic Black (rate ratio [RR]=1.02, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.00-1.04), Hispanic/Latino (RR=1.03, 95% CI: 1.00-1.06), and gay/lesbian people (RR=1.53, 95% CI: 1.03-2.34). These findings suggest that the distribution of trans-focused services in NYC is proximal to communities that are most in need, but research should examine proximity to trans people specifically and distribution in nonurban areas.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)369-374
Number of pages6
JournalTransgender Health
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2022

Keywords

  • geospatial
  • health equity
  • nonbinary
  • spatial epidemiology
  • transgender

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gender Studies
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)

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