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1/ THREAD: BEING A GENDER-SENSITIVE PROVIDER
It was an honor to have @BrighamMedRes's @ohamnvik join us in Zimbabwe @kushingazim and @galzinf to discuss hormone therapy.
He covered so much, but I'd like to reiterate some of his tips on being a gender-sensitive clinician.
It was an honor to have @BrighamMedRes's @ohamnvik join us in Zimbabwe @kushingazim and @galzinf to discuss hormone therapy.
He covered so much, but I'd like to reiterate some of his tips on being a gender-sensitive clinician.
2/ Ask everyone about gender identity in paperwork.
3/ On patient forms have the following fields:
-gender identity
-assigned sex at birth
-preferred name
-preferred pronouns
ENTER this data into the medical record.
-gender identity
-assigned sex at birth
-preferred name
-preferred pronouns
ENTER this data into the medical record.
As a @Harvard undergrad, I read an @AnnCoulter book and was struck by this line:
"Liberals can't have #gay marriage and evolution. For that we would need survival of the most fabulous."
Turns out she's wrong, but it took my whole evolutionary bio class to learn why (1/2) #LGBTQ
"Liberals can't have #gay marriage and evolution. For that we would need survival of the most fabulous."
Turns out she's wrong, but it took my whole evolutionary bio class to learn why (1/2) #LGBTQ
My favorite reconciliation of male homosexuality & evolution comes from studies suggesting it is an X-linked trait. For XY folks, it makes them gay, but for XX folks it makes them more fecund (i.e. fertile). This results in a stable but low % of gays in the population over time
It turns out there's a lot of homosexuality in nature. But things are complicated. Dolphins have 50% same-sex pairings. Male albatross are promiscuous, so females have lifelong pairings.
Trans health is an irreducibly political area of medicine. Clinicians must become aware of that politicization and actively engage with trans communities in humble, attentive and supportive ways, using their power to better trans lives across the board.
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With cites and inspiration from @SariReisner, @deanspade, @NotRightRuth, @sally_hines, @Kinnon_Ross, @SportIsARight, @g_nic_rider, and a bunch other amazing people whose Twitter handle I forgot in the moment.
Today, I participated in a med school's day on mental illness. I found myself indescribably moved hearing another panelist's story abt her sister who died by suicide. "Some people ask me if I am angry at my sister...How could I ever be? I'm sad that she suffered so much" A THREAD
Suicide is highly personal and very sensitive. The darkest moment in my life was the day I decided to kill myself 5 years ago. That day, I entered a horrible spiral of hating myself becuz I was going to hurt everyone I loved. Hating myself only made me want to kill myself more.
I made it through that suicide attempt but I hated myself for being willing to hurt everyone I loved. Coming back from that suicide attempt was the hardest thing that I'd ever done in my life. My depression was actually worse after surviving: my body was alive, my soul was not.
