Two UCI medical students who’ve benefited from donor support spearhead revisions to school curriculum that boost inclusivity by Christine Catlett, UCI | April 28, 2020 “Perhaps the greatest feedback I’ve gotten about these curriculum changes was when another medical student
When Will My Body Be Mine? On Intersex Surgery and Eating Disorders
People with eating disorders learn to restrict what they eat, or act on other behaviors, in attempts to exhibit control in their lives. Control definitely played a part for me. Very early in my life, physicians took important choices away
Learning I’m Intersex Changed My Life — By Telling Me I’m Not Broken
I was eleven years old when my mom first pointed out the black hairs growing from my chin. She was on the phone with a friend when she casually glanced at me and said, “You might want to pluck those,
Know Your Rights When Seeking Medical Care as an Intersex Person
A national study on the physical and mental health of intersex adults in the U.S.
Abstract Objectives To describe the health of intersex adults (people with differences of sex development) in the U.S. using community-based research methods. Methods In July–September 2018, we conducted a national health study of intersex adults aged 18 and older in
Transgender Inmates in California’s Prisons: An Empirical Study of a Vulnerable Population
Transgender incarcerated people, who are often placed in the wrong locations, are 13 times more likely to be raped in prison, researchers at UC Irvine found. http://ucicorrections.seweb.uci.edu/files/2013/06/Transgender-Inmates-in-CAs-Prisons-An-Empirical-Study-of-a-Vulnerable-Population.pdf
This Queer First-Generation Mexican-American Wants to Give Her Community a Voice in Congress
As Election Day 2020 approaches, them. is interviewing LGBTQ+ politicians who are making America’s political landscape more queer, more progressive, and more inclusive. Check out more from our series, Inside the Rainbow Wave, here. The effects of injustice can be seen in the air itself
Coming Out As a Transgender Dad Taught Me So Much About Sexism
I’m a transgender man — and a solo dad, to both a four-year-old and a six-month-old baby. I birthed both of my children myself, and while I have a partner with whom I spend time with on the weekends, during the week, it’s usually just me and the kids. I didn’t come out as being transgender until the
Vermont’s First Trans State Representative Is Fighting For Her Community
As Election Day 2020 approaches, them. is interviewing LGBTQ+ politicians who are making America’s political landscape more queer, more progressive, and more inclusive. Check out more from our series, Inside the Rainbow Wave, here. Taylor Small is wasting no time in stepping into some pretty big
New Law Would Make it Illegal for Trans Russians to Change Legal Gender
Russian politicians are weighing a chance to the country’s Family Code that would prevent transgender citizens from changing their legal gender to match their actual gender. The bill is named for Yelena Mizulina, a legislator who took a leadership role