"We can take practical steps to address needs of our LGBTQ+ patients. Survey identified key knowledge gaps in how to change pronouns on the electronic health record and used that data to design an intervention." @PennUrology & @Pennsurgery authors.elsevier.com/a/1hY0m…
On #TransDayofVisibility, we honor the courage of trans and gender nonconforming communities. We are proud to stand with you. #YouAreEnough
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Submit an abstract for the Equity Initiative Awards today! Submissions are due February 21st and winners will be announced during Health Equity Week 2023. Link to submit: uphs.upenn.edu/hew/hewabstra…
Today, we highlight Turquoise Austin, an access services associate in CPUP, as a Penn Medicine Difference Maker. A patient's mother complimented Austin for using her child's preferred name and, after hearing the child's pronouns, immediately using them in conversation
Happy #TransAwarenessWeek! The U.S. Trans Survey launched and extended their final deadline to December 5th. Be heard, be counted.
Conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality in partnership with the National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, the TransLatin@ Coalition, and the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, the 2022 US Trans Survey will launch on 10/19! ustranssurvey.org/
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October 26, marks the anniversary of the first public demonstration by intersex people. Today, intersex people and allies are following in their footsteps, by showing support and solidarity for Intersex Awareness Day. Find out how you can be an ally here: interactadvocates.org/inters…
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Happy #Genderfluid Visibility Week (Oct 17-24) to all my fellow shifters! Fun surprise to see myself in this fantastic eduational post about what being fgender-fluid means! See this Instagram post by @pennlgbt instagram.com/p/Cj-5CqOuihQ/…
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Our moment is finally here! The 2022 U.S. Trans Survey is now open for all to take TODAY. Want to make a difference in just 60 minutes? Join thousands of other trans people in taking the survey: ustranssurvey.org
The PRIDE (Presbyterian's Rally for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equality) Committee wishes to invite you all to join Penn Medicine on October 16th for the AIDS Walk! aidswalkphilly.org/
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National Coming Out Day was first celebrated on 11 October 1988 and has been celebrated on this day every year since.
Coming out is a personal experience for members of the LGBTQ+ community and everyone has their own story to tell. #NationalComingOutDay
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Happy anniversary to our colleagues at @PennLGBT! 🌈 Check out this story in @Penn_Today to read more about the impact that Penn's LGBT Center has had over the last 40 years: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/lgb…
Conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality in partnership with the National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, the TransLatin@ Coalition, and the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, the 2022 US Trans Survey will launch on 10/19! ustranssurvey.org/
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Save the Date! 🗓️ On Friday (10/7) at noon, our Office & @waygayphilly will host Making History: A Flag Raising Event at Municipal Services Building honoring LGBTQ+ History Month. Join us for speakers from across the community as we raise the iconic More Color More Pride flag! 🏳️🌈
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Helping transgender patients navigate care🏳️🌈🩺 @PennCHEA & @PennLGBT look to make the health care experience more accessible & less stressful for gender diverse patients ft. Rosemary Thomas & LZ Mathews bit.ly/39ZtUm5
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53 years ago today, members of the #LGBTQ+ community in Greenwich Village, NY began a 6-day long protest in response to a police raid of the #Stonewall Inn. We remember Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera and other trailblazers of this integral event in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights
