Medical gatekeeping for transgender patients occurs through stringent guidelines that govern access to trans healthcare, including mandated psychiatric evaluations and extended waiting periods that limit and control patient choice. File Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI | License Photo Feb. 1 (UPI) -- In the past century, there have been three waves of opposition to transgender healthcare. In 1933, when the Nazis rose to power, they cracked down on transgender medical research and clinical practice in Europe. In 1979, a research report critical of transgender medicine led to the closure of the most well-respected clinics in the United States. And since 2021,...