We Need to Talk About Health "McEquity"
Some practices appear nourishing but offer nothing of substance.
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Tribute: Pat Parker 1944-1989
Although mostly known as a Black lesbian feminist poet and confidante of Audre Lorde, Parker also served as the medical coordinator and executive director of the Oakland Feminist Women’s Health Center during a time of significant growth for this organization.
As someone who is both a creative writer and
Tribute: Michael Dillon (Lobsang Jivaka), 1915-1962
Over the course of his life, he was a doctor, a seaman, an author, a Buddhist monk, and the first known trans man to receive a phalloplasty.
Tribute: Iris de la Cruz, 1954-1991
AIDS activist who focused on the needs of women living with HIV/AIDS and wrote a real talk column for the People With AIDS Newsline called ‘KOOL AIDS WITH ICE.’
(Note: Although it’s my understanding that De La Cruz was cisgender and heterosexual, the history of AIDS activism is
Trans People Know Best About Trans Health (Part 2)
First, if we are trans, we need to trust ourselves and cultivate our discernment.
Trans People Know Best About Trans Health (Part 1)
Here's a radical thought:
Trans people know best about trans health.
I tend to believe the principle that doctors are experts on bodies in general, and that each person is the expert on their own body, and that the best clinical care is provided at the intersection of
Trust Trans Experts
Like most trans people who have been working in healthcare for the past 15 years, I've frequently done Trans 101 type trainings for free. As a program assistant in my early 20s, I trained medical residents and faculty about trans health because there apparently wasn't someone