Do trans* identified patients experience perceived discriminatory, non-competent, or paternalistic behavior and attitudes when accessing health care related to their gender identity, and does this negatively impact the how they access medical providers and utilize services?

Hello folks!

I’ve just opened up my survey around trans* healthcare experiences in the U.S. that recently got IRB approval! I hope that many of you will be able find some time to take this survey and share it with folks identifying along the trans* gender spectrum. The survey covers experiences with trans* specific and non-trans* specific health care providers, so whether you’re interested in hormones/surgery or not, your voice would be valued. With this survey I’m especially interested in capturing how people experience their trans* related health care if they identify outside male, female, FTM, and MTF boxes. Please Please Please, help me spread the word and make this survey accessible.

* It is completely confidential, and no identifiers will be collected, including your IP address. My overarching question is listed above. Just click on the question above and it should take you to the 10-15 minute questionnaire.

Thanks,
Sean Leão

Disability Justice Resources/Episode 35!

Gendercast is BACK!  After a few months break, we are back and excited to bring you all some great episodes and are extra, super excited about our most current, Disability Justice and Queer & Trans* Community.   We appreciate you visiting our facebook page and staying engaged with us during the past few months and are excited for so many upcoming episode topics.  

 

We wanted to ensure you all had these great links and resources about Disability Justice and are re-sharing them here, please take a look!

• Hel, episode 35 guest, has a great blog: BLACK, BROKEN & BENT
• Writing Resistance, the writing project Hel co-organizers, fb page 
• "In Passing...", the zine that Jude mentions, fb event Call for Submissions here
• D Center at the University of Washington website and fb page 
• The Icarus Project (info on radical mental health)
• Leaving Evidence, the blog by Mia Mingus and her blog post on Changing the Framework: Disability Justice
• Washington Incarceration Stops Here (WISH), website and fb page
• Feminists with Disabilities website, a good resource for terminology 
• Eddie Ndopu - “Musings from a Queercrip Femme Man of Color”
• Eli Clare - Exile and Pride, www.eliclare.com
• [BOOK] Joseph Shaprio - No Pity: People With Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement (this book is a really powerful history of disability organizing!
• Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha - www.brownstargirl.org
• Aurora Levins Morales - http://www.auroralevinsmorales.com/

 Updates from your GC Hosts: Sean has been absorbed in school as he pursues his master's in social work and just had top surgery last week, congratulations to Sean!  Jesse has been participating in some local trans* organizing and is gearing up to present at the Philly Trans Health Conference (June 13-15th).