But the telemedicine boom has been slow to serve this community.
Most of them had been thrown out by their families and were working in the sex trade.
I had a front-row seat to what their lives were like.
This is a community thats really underserved, Breitenstein says.
Theres so much about health care thats very specific to us, she says.
[Breitenstein includes herself as she is genderqueer and nonbinary.]
A.G. Breitenstein is the founder of Folx Health, the first company to provide customized medical treatment and care specifically for the needs and goals of the queer and trans communities through telemedicine services.
LGBTQ+ folks also must approach family creation differently from heterosexual couples, specifically regarding IVF or surrogacy.
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The language the Folx kits use is completely different and really tracks with the community we are serving.
The telemedicine services and products Folx offers represent just the beginning of Breitensteins plans for the company.
She is hoping to open brick-and-mortar Folx clinics in the not-so-distant future.
She explains that the clinics she has in mind will in no way feel like a traditional doctors office.
Instead, theyll look like places people will actually want to hang out; a truly welcoming environment.
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