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PGY-2 Derm Resident • Opinions are my own • He/him
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May 18, 2020 15 tweets 6 min read
Recently, I had the opportunity to help create some LGBTQ curriculum for the @harvardmed derm program with @EricaDommasch and @DrKlintPeebles. Since I've been getting some questions about the topic, I figured I'd make a tweetorial 🧵

#MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #DermTwitter This will focus on the derm issues that the transgender community may face. Some disclaimers to start with: just as gender identity exists on a spectrum, these manifestations may present in a variety of gender identities and should be considered as such. 2/
Jul 20, 2019 26 tweets 8 min read
I want to take a moment to attempt to dispel another case of bad science that is leveraged against the trans community by TERFs, ROGD parent groups, and some physicians that gender dysphoria naturally resolves in 85% of children #MedTwitter #LGBTQHealth #TransHealth 1/ At face value, this sounds like a scary statistic. I mean, if 85% of all children who experience gender dysphoria naturally resolve their feelings without medical or surgical interventions, it would seem like we are unnecessarily harming children. 2/