![]() ![]() That support will meet FOLX's goal of reaching all 50 states by the end of the year and rolling out more services, including mental health care and family creation. It raised $25 million in investments with support from Bessemer Venture Partners. These figures also recorded "letters to my younger self," and a user -generated component encourages people to record their own messages.įOLX is the first major LGBTQ company to receive venture capital funding, Breitenstein said. The provider launched a hotline, 1-888-FOLX-FAM, with recorded messages of love and support for LGBTQ people from activists, artists and influencers. ![]() ![]() It offers other products at varying prices. Hormone replacement therapy subscriptions start at $59 per month for ongoing treatment and $119 monthly payments for people starting hormones. Transgender workers are nearly four times more likely than the population as a whole to have a household income of under $10,000, according to a National LGBTQ Task Force report.įOLX's website promises there are no surprises in its pricing. Grant applications will open on FOLX's website on March 1.Īs in the case of Davis, affordability of doctors' visits and medications added roadblocks to getting adequate care. The organizations plan to provide 100 people with free hormone replacement therapy services through FOLX for at least a year, though it could be longer depending on how much money they raise, Calou said. Trans Lifeline partnered with FOLX to further reduce costs for some patients. In the first month of 2021, the hotline received 42% more reports of medical trauma than it did in January 2020. Calls from people who could not get treatment spiked 74% in January 2020 compared with January 2019. The number of people who called Trans Lifeline, a hotline and microgrants nonprofit that supports transgender people, rose in 2020, Public Relations Director Yana Calou said. Many complained about provider discrimination or inability to access care. Discrimination in health care against LGBTQ people sometimes comes down to a lack of knowledge a Journal of the American Medical Association article reported that medical schools nationwide spent on average of five hours across four years on general LGBTQ topics. Some LGBTQ people have enough fear of being treated unfairly that they avoid seeking care altogether. ![]()
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