Selected Interviews and Media Coverage

  1. Gender-affirming care is a lifesaving mental health intervention, Unravelling Podcast, July 1, 2024

  2. First transgender woman in Mass. receives vaginoplasty outside Boston, as statewide care expands, GBH, June 17, 2024

  3. Affirming Health Care Summit addresses well-being of trans, gender-diverse community members, UMass Chan Medical School News, May 7, 2024

  4. Elliot Page and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll celebrate Transhealth’s 3 Year Anniversary, Western Mass News May 7, 2024

  5. ‘That shame you’re feeling is not yours; it’s theirs’: In Northampton, Elliot Page embraces trans community, Boston Globe, May 6, 2023

  6. Transhealth in Northampton celebrates three years of service, WWLP News, May 5, 2024

  7. Actor Elliot Page to visit Northampton to celebrate Transhealth’s anniversary, WWLP News May 5, 2024

  8. Messes & Hope, WHMP Radio, Feminist Futures, April 12, 2024

  9. Ford Hall Forum tackles impact of Dobbs ruling, Suffolk Journal, April 10, 2024

  10. Gender Equality and Reproductive Rights After Dobbs, GBH Forum Network, April 8, 2024

  11. Senator Markey Hosts LGBTQ+ Roundtable, Bay Windows, April 4, 2024

  12. Leading Nurse Calls for End to Politicization of Transgender Health Care, TheBodyPro, November 20, 2023

  13. Western Mass Business Show on 9.9.23 –- CEO of TransHealth Dallas Ducar, September 19, 2023

  14. Gender-Affirming Care for Professionals, Patients, and Allies: A Discussion, September 9, 2023

  15. A House, a pony, a reading list, Fabulous 413, New England Public Media, August 31, 2023

  16. How nonprofit healthcare center Transhealth is expanding access to care for trans and gender-nonconforming patients, Healthcare Brew, Aug 17, 2023

  17. Transhealth’s rapid growth continues: 2,000 patients served, staff quadrupled to meet demand, Daily Hampshire Gazette, July 30, 2023

  18. As bans on transgender care for minors grow, a migration of sorts is underway, Boston Globe, July 14, 2023

  19. Senator Markey Announces Bill To Address Health Barriers Faced By Transgender, Nonbinary People As Right-Wing State Lawmakers Attack Gender-Affirming Care, June 26, 2023

  20. How do gender care bans affect health? Markey bill seeks research on anti-trans laws, The Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 26, 2023

  21. See You Now Podcast, Update | 63: Affirming Care Ally

  22. Pride on the march in 3rd District and beyond, Lowell Sun, June 3, 2023

  23. 'Confusing and difficult': Transgender patients try to navigate maze of Medicaid coverage, National Journal, June 2, 2023

  24. Trans kids struggle with mental health during political firestorm, National Journal, May 25, 2023

  25. Covid's No Longer A Public Health Emergency: Here's How That May Affect You, Forbes, May 10, 2023

  26. A legislative push to shore up transgender rights in Massachusetts, Radio Boston, WBUR, May 10, 2023

  27. Testosterone access for transgender people could be limited as COVID public health emergency ends, the 19th*, May 5, 2023 

  28. Informal transgender comics, The Fabulous 413, New England Public Media, May 3, 2023

  29. AACN recognizes 5 leaders for nursing contributions, Beckers Hospital Review, April 13, 2023

  30. Two non-profit organizations in Northampton awarded funds to enhance security, WWLP-22 News, April 6, 2023

  31. Trans health care, already under attack, faces new obstacle with end of Covid public health emergency, STAT, March 31, 2023

  32. Getting Answers: Transgender Day of Visibility, hardships accessing healthcare, Western Mass News, March 29, 2023

  33. Interview with Dallas Ducar MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNL, FAAN, Massachusetts Report on Nursing, Volume 21, Number 1, March 2023

  34. Telehealth Providers Prepare for the Future, Ms. Magazine, February 9, 2023

  35. Mass Attorney General-Elect Campbell Announces Transition Team, Framingham Source December 5, 2022

  36. An Interview with Dallas Ducar, Public Health Post, December 2, 2022

  37. LGBTQ community reacts to Respect for Marriage Act, WWLP 22 News, December 1, 2022

  38. Maura Healey addresses LGBT community on election night, WWLP 22 News, November 9, 2022

  39. U.S. midterm elections: Why is the LGBTQ+ community worried?, Openly, Reuters, November 8, 2022

  40. As more transgender children seek medical care, families confront many unknowns, Reuters, October 6, 2022

  41. Longmeadow Pride Alliance to host 2nd annual Pride Festival, The Reminder, September 8, 2022

  42. The Carl Sagan Medal, a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, and a Fulbright First for Columbia Nursing, Columbia News, September 7, 2022

  43. Family planning clinics, a safe space for transgender patients, face a new battle after Roe v. Wade, 19th News, August 22, 2022

  44. Everything You Need to Know About Feminizing Hormone Therapy, THEM, August 16, 2022

  45. 14 Columbia Nursing Faculty, Alums Named AAN Fellows, Columbia School of Nursing, August 16, 2022

  46. CEO and Founder of Revolutionary Transgender Health Care Clinic is Awarded the Tim Porter-O'Grady Nurse Leadership Award, Nursing World, August 10, 2022

  47. Advocates Praise MA Protection for Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care, GLAD, August 1, 2022

  48. American Academy of Nursing Announces the 2022 Class of New Fellows, its Largest Cohort to Date, July 26, 2022

  49. There is No Legitimate ‘Debate’ Over Gender-Affirming Healthcare, Texas Observer, July 22, 2022

  50. Gender-Affirming Care Improves Mental Health—and May Save Lives, WIRED, July 19, 2022

  51. ‘No need to panic’: Western Massachusetts health care providers keep updated on monkeypox, MassLive, July 14, 2022

  52. Transhealth Northampton celebrates first year with plans to expand services, MassLive, July 1, 2022 

  53. 'Caring for the whole person': Experts explain why gender-affirming care is important, The Today Show, June 30, 2022

  54. “Research By Us And For Us”: How Medical Research Can Better Serve Trans Communities, Science Friday, WNYC Studios, June 24, 2022

  55. My Turn: Pride Month and protecting the LGBTQIA+ community, Greenfield Recorder, June 22, 2022 

  56. Nothing About Us, Without Us, Johnson & Johnson Nursing, June 14, 2022 

  57. You Are Not Alone, Mindful Magazine, June 14, 2022

  58. Transgender patients get specialized care at Massachusetts health clinic, NPR, May 23, 2022

  59. Going beyond umbrella statistics when covering health in LGBTQ communities, AHCJ: Association of Health Care Journalists, May 19, 2022

  60. Transgender patients get specialized health care in western Massachusetts, with long waiting lists, NEPM May 12, 2022

  61. Shedding Light On Gender-Affirming Health Care In The U.S., Comcast Newsmakers, May 9, 2022

  62. Synagogue's Bathroom Policy Sign Delights Internet, Newsweek, April 25, 2022

  63. CityLine: April 17th, Segment 2: "Don't Say Gay," WCVB, Channel 5, April 14, 2022

  64. Listen: Should gender dysphoria be a required stop en route to gender euphoria?, STAT, First Opinion Podcast, April 6, 2022

  65. Transgender Day of Visibility celebrates struggles, advances, MassLive, March 31, 2022

  66. Virtual Event: STAT x The 19th Represents: Gender and Health Outcomes, STAT, March 24, 2022

  67. Trans People To Lead 2022 Virtual PTWC, Mazzoni Says, The Rainbow Times, March 17, 2022

  68. Transhealth Northampton provides healthcare by and for the transgender community, GBH, Under the Radar, March 11, 2022

  69. How gender-affirming voice therapy helps trans people sound like who they are, WBUR: Radio Boston, March 2, 2022

  70. This Nurse Practitioner Opened a Trans-Centered Healthcare Clinic, Dallas' Story, Nurse.org, February 1, 2022

  71. Transhealth Northampton Extends Support Groups, Gender-Affirming Apparel and More into Community, Boston Spirit, January 25, 2022

  72. Transhealth Northampton Opens New Community Closet, 22 News WWLP, January 19, 2022

  73. See You Now Podcast, 63: Reporting Powers: Affirming Care, December 13, 2021

  74. Healthcare Open Season for Trans People, Translash Podcast with Imara Jones, December 9, 2021

  75. Trans people waiting years for gender healthcare as demand surges, Thomson Reuters Foundation, December 7, 2021

  76. What’s New in the Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy?, POZ, December 3, 2021

  77. Transhealth Northampton’s Milestone, The Rainbow Times, December 1, 2021

  78. See You Now Podcast, 61: Reporting Powers: Insights in Action, November 23, 2021

  79. Transgender health clinic in Massachusetts offers quality, compassionate health care, November 23, 2021

  80. Transhealth Northampton hits 500 patient milestone, WWLP News, November 4, 2021

  81. Transhealth Northampton reaches 500-patient mark ahead of schedule, MassLive, November 4, 2021

  82. These Nonbinary Patients Were Seeking Trans Health Care. But in a Binary System, They Felt ‘Invalidated,’ The Lily, October 25, 2021

  83. Dallas Ducar on ‘Velshi,’ MSNBC, October 24, 2021

  84. How this Clinic is Revolutionizing Health Care for the Trans Community, Channel Q, October 22, 2021

  85. Clinic Provides Transgender Care from Transgender Docs, Medscape, October 21, 2021

  86. In Western Massachusetts, a clinic by and for transgender people seeks to revolutionize health care, the 19th*, October 19, 2021

  87. The Truth and Beauty of Gender-Affirming Care, with Dallas Ducar, The Race to Value Podcast, October 4, 2021

  88. Transgender people report years of battles for health insurance coverage, NBC News, September 22, 2021

  89. Transhealth Northampton CEO nominated as a ‘Hero’ of the Year, Boston Spirit Magazine, September 16, 2021

  90. MassHealth Expands Covered Care For Transgender And Non-Binary Residents, WBUR: Radio Boston, September 16, 2021

  91. The Pervasiveness Of Transgender Health Care Discrimination, NPR, Short Wave, September 13, 2021

  92. Expanding Options: Look no further than Transhealth Northampton, and in Maine, the Mabel Wadsworth Center, Boston Spirit Magazine, July 2021

  93. Nearly half of trans people have been mistreated by medical providers, report finds, NBC News, August 18, 2021

  94. A Health Center for Trans People, by Trans People, Plus Magazine, July 15, 2021

  95. Dallas Ducar & Dr. Andrew Cronyn: LGBTQ+ Health Disparities | Part 2, MD Newsline, June 28, 2021

  96. Dallas Ducar & Dr. Andrew Cronyn: LGBTQ+ Health Disparities | Part 1, MD Newsline, June 28, 2021

  97. Transhealth in Northampton offering health services to LGBTQ community during Pride, WWLP, June 25, 2021

  98. TransAmerica, NBC News Now, June 17, 2021

  99. 1 Question, 5 Answers: How Are Providers Improving Care for LGBTQ+ Patients?, The Paper Gown, Zocdoc, June 14, 2021

  100. And Another Thing, New England Public Media, June 10, 2021

  101. Transhealth is the Future of American Healthcare, Into, June 1, 2021

  102. Transhealth Northampton promises patient-centered care, The Reminder, May 18, 2021

  103. Panorama - Episode 18 - Dallas Ducar, CEO of Transhealth Northampton, WHMP Radio, May 15, 2021

  104. President Biden lauded for restoring transgender health care protections, Masslive, May 10, 2021

  105. First trans-led gender-affirming healthcare center in US opens, Queer Forty, May 5, 2021

  106. Transgender health clinic opens in Florence, Daily Hampshire Gazette, May 5, 2021

  107. New healthcare center for trans community opens in Northampton, Western Mass News, May 4, 2021

  108. Trans healthcare center opens in Northampton, 22 News, May 4, 2021

  109. Transhealth Northampton ready to open, Masslive, May 4, 2021

  110. Transhealth Northampton opens as first ‘independent, comprehensive’ transgender health center, Masslive, May 4, 2021

  111. Amplify Nursing, Special Episode: An Interview with Dallas Ducar, April 17, 2021

  112. A year into the pandemic, LGBTQ+ life and death remains largely invisible, 19th News March 12. 2021

  113. Fostering Gender-Affirming Care: An Interview with Dallas Ducar, Nov 2020, Mass Report on Nursing, P. 9

  114. First Impressions, Stories from the Change, World Channel,  June 22, 2020

  115. Here’s What to Do if You’re Trans and Need to Go to the ER, New Now Next, March 28, 2020

  116. Walk in My Shoes Experience, Jan 23, 2020

  117. Why do so many transgender youth say they want to kill themselves?, Center for Health Journalism, November 04, 2019

  118. More inclusive EHRs can help extend welcome, save transgender lives, Healthcare IT News, September 29, 2019

  119. HubWeek Change Maker: Dallas Ducar, N.P., HubWeek, August 29, 2019

  120. UVA Graduate to Join Massachusetts General Hospital Transgender Health Program, NBC, May 19, 2019

  121. Nurse Practitioner Transitions and Walks the Lawn – Finally – As a Woman, University of Virginia, May 17, 2019