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#TalkingToTeens101: Let’s Talk About Gender & Sexuality, the #tweetorial

Talking abt gender starts at the beg of the visit. Introduce urself, ur pronouns, then ask patients their name & pronouns.

Ex: “I’m Dr. Fenton & I use she/her pronouns. What name & pronouns do you use?”
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If a teen is w a parent, ask more privately. I keep it open-ended: “how do you describe your gender?” For teens looking at me confused, I explain like this: “people can identify as male, female, non-binary, a combination, or no gender at all. How do you identify?”
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Asking for & using a patient’s affirmed name/pronouns is important to do at ALL visits, but asking abt gender identity is not always necessary; it depends on visit reason. For example, it is clutch for well visits, but not for many acute complaints. No need to ask just to know.
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