WXXI News
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility. The goal is to honor the transgender community, and to raise awareness of issues affecting transgender people and the discrimination they face.
According to Trillium Health, the organization’s Transgender Center of Excellence has seen remarkable growth. The center treated five patients in 2013, and now has more than 1,700.
This hour, we discuss a range of subjects with our guests:
- Patrick Pitoni, senior manager of the Transgender Center of Excellence at Trillium Health
- Bill Schaefer, physician assistant who oversees medical care at the Transgender Center of Excellence at Trillium Health
- Javannah J. Davis, president and founder of WAVE Women, Inc.
- Nadia Hiller, 15 years old
- Nannette Hiller, Nadia’s mom, and member of the Trans-Parenting support group at First Unitarian Church of Rochester
