Gabriel Enxuga knows all too well the barriers to accessing gender-affirming care in Nova Scotia. “For me, the process of starting hormones took almost two years, and in that time, my mental health really suffered,” they said. That was more than ten years ago now, but Enxuga said many of the barriers that existed back then are still in place today.

Tim Houston's government released its plan to address challenges in health care last Friday on the last day of the Spring Sitting of the Nova Scotia Legislature.

Dr. Heather Johnson's interview starts at 49:44