Like So Many, This Trans Woman Faced Discrimination at the Doctor's Office (Video)

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Like So Many, This Trans Woman Faced Discrimination at the Doctor's Office
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Radko Gudas made the remark while representing Czechia in Milan.

Within the last year, hundreds of surveys have removed at least one question related to sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI), according to a new Williams Institute report that unpacked the dangers of this erasure.