This clinic for gender-affirming health care went private. The founder wishes it didn't have to
With wait times lasting months or years, experts say there's a 'crisis of access' for gender-affirming care. One clinic is trying to fill the gap with virtual appointments for trans and non-binary people — but Ontario patients have to pay.
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![Dr. Kate Greenaway is the medical director of Foria, a virtual-only gender-affirming care clinic. She launched the privately run service after her former clinic, Ontario-based Connect Clinic, closed due to funding changes by the provincial government. Close-up of woman wearing olive green quilted coat standing on the sidewalk. An empty city street and a row of businesses are behind her.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7115625.1707960316!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/kate-greenaway-outside-camh.jpg)
With wait times lasting months or years, experts say there's a 'crisis of access' for gender-affirming care. One clinic is trying to fill the gap with virtual appointments for trans and non-binary people — but Ontario patients have to pay.