Focus area 2: Transgender people and people with gender incongruence

Goals:

• Equitable public services for transgender people and people with gender incongruence
• Comprehensive regional treatment
• Increase knowledge about the experience of transgender people and people with gender incongruence in the workplace to ensure a more inclusive working environments
• Greater acceptance of transgender people and people with gender incongruence

Action 37
Learn more about transgender people's experiences in the workplace

The Government will announce a project that will collect information about queer people's experiences of working in the public sector.

Action 38
Complete comprehensive, regional treatment services for people with gender incongruence

The regional health authorities will complete the establishment of treatment services for people with gender incongruence in collaboration with users, municipalities, health authorities and the national treatment service at Oslo University Hospital. In addition to assessing and treating patients with gender incongruence, the regional services will contribute to developing knowledge in the specialist health service and in the municipal health and care services. The regional entities will emphasise providing information and guidance to local health trusts and municipal health and care services about diagnoses, treatment and patient pathways related to gender incongruence.

Action 39
Consider how to increase Nordic cooperation on the treatment of gender incongruence

More research, knowledge and competence are needed about gender incongruence and how different conditions should be assessed and treated by the health services. At the same time, the prevalence of gender incongruence in the population is low and the medical communities are small. This underlines the importance of good cooperation across national borders. The Government will consider how Nordic cooperation on the treatment of and research on gender incongruence can be strengthened.

Action 40
Strengthen coordination across the public sector to improve the follow-up of people with gender incongruence

The Government will strengthen cross-sector cooperation and coordination of services for people with gender incongruence.