Mia Wong
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That's a lot of money.
And it strained things even further.
She had to go back to traveling across state.
But, you know, I think some folks assume and she points out like, oh, you just go to another provider.
There's not that option.
Yeah, there isn't one.
Even in some fairly major cities, there is not that option unless you have a lot more money or health care through a fairly well-heeled employer.
And a lot of us don't.
You know, this is another one of the problems here, which is that trans people are overwhelmingly working class.
It is one of the worst demographics at poverty rate of any demographic group in the U.S.
The unemployment levels are like this was like 23 back when the economy was like working was like 1936 Great Depression levels.
Incarceration rates, education rates.
It's all among the poorest of the poor.
It's all apocalyptically bad.