Dr Jo Hartland (they/them) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 🍉✊🏿 Profile picture
Ex-NHS Dr now EDI Deputy Ed Director @medicalbristol➕activist & lead author @GLADDUK Med School Conversion Therapy Charter✨Queer/They/Them✨Views my own
Nov 23, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
Today I gave a talk for the @rcpsych on gender inclusive healthcare. Attendees were, as I understand it, health professionals. The Q&A section had over 45 transphobic questions, ~80% of questions. To keep control of my emotions as I presented I had to dig my nails into my hand. A picture of my left hand w... The questions came immediately, without warning, and then consistently in response to the slides. They were not evidence based and conflated issues to undermine the points

I’m feeling sad and angry. @rcpsych staff were really supportive, but I’m so disappointed in my profession
Oct 24, 2022 12 tweets 12 min read
✨✨Announcement✨✨

Welcome Leeds @LeedsMedHealth and Aberdeen @AbdnLifeScience to the @GLADDUK UK Medical Schools Charter on So-Called LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy

This completes Scotland, leaving us with 1 university in N. Ireland and 8 in England to go out of 44! Front cover of the UK Med S... Let's revisit where we are now. The following schools have made a commitment to the 6 principles of the charter:
✨ Aberdeen @AbdnLifeScience
✨ Aston @AstonMedicine
✨ Birmingham @UoBMBChB @unibirm_MDS
✨ Brighton and Sussex @BSMSMedSchool
✨ Bristol @MedicalBristol 1) Supports the banning of ...