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Abstract
The transgender population experience high rates of discrimination in healthcare settings, which has been well documented. Less is known about what is keeping transgender individuals from utilizing healthcare resources or their entry points to healthcare. With this qualitative exploratory study, I interviewed 10 transgender individuals from a large southeastern city about their primary healthcare provider search processes. Using inductive analysis methods, I explored the emergent themes that revealed a unique search process which included utilizing trans collective experience, informed searching, visiting a provider, assessing experience with the provider, and selection or rejection. Findings from this research has the potential to inform positive health care practice implications for the transgender community and for other marginalized groups that experience similar health disparities.