"I'm a pub cook. I don't make a lot of money. And I can't do insurance through my spouse - so Medicaid it is. I just want a doctor to help guide me with a medical thing. How is it crazy to want that?"
"Gates is one of many Americans who can no longer use their insurance at Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest reproductive health care provider. That's because last fall, Planned Parenthood was cut off from Medicaid by the federal government. So now Medicaid patients like Gates either have to find a way to pay for their care out of pocket or find somewhere else to get it, depending on where they live."
"Her realization was sparked by 'I Saw the TV Glow,' a horror-fantasy movie directed by a nonbinary filmmaker that's loaded with trans symbolism. For years, she'd known something was different about her gender and ignored it. But after watching the movie's protagonist waste a lifetime by repressing who they are, Gates didn't want that to be her."
Star Gates, a 36-year-old nonbinary transfeminine person in Ohio, decided to pursue gender-affirming care after watching a film about gender repression. She sought hormone replacement therapy through Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest reproductive health care provider. However, she discovered that her local Planned Parenthood clinic no longer accepts Medicaid patients following a federal funding cut last fall. As a low-income pub cook without spouse-based insurance, Gates relies on Medicaid. This situation affects many Americans who can no longer use their insurance at Planned Parenthood, forcing them to either pay out of pocket or find alternative providers depending on their location.
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