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DEADLINE -- Call for Abstract Submissions for the 7th Annual LGBT Health Workforce Conference

Events: Monday, Dec 31, 2018, 07:00pm

Call for ProposalsCall for Abstract Submissions for the7th Annual LGBT Health Workforce Conference Applications Due: January 1, 2019 We invite you to submit an abstract to next year’s LGBT Health Workforce Conference. The 7th annual conference will take place at Hunter College University in New York...

How to Survive a Plague

Events: Monday, Dec 17, 2018, 02:30pm -Monday, Dec 17, 2018, 04:00pm

Interested in learning about the intersections of activism, medicine, and the structural violence that forces patients to advocate for their own health? Come to the LGBTQ and Allies at Harvard Medical School's Screening of "How to Survive a Plague" Monday December 17th 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM TMEC 250...

Connecting the Dots: Unifying efforts across HMS to improve transgender health care

News: June 22, 2016

Jessica Halem, program manager of the LGBT Office within the Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership at HMS, shares some of the ways the Harvard Medical School community is working to reduce health care disparities for transgender patients. Efforts range from medical education and...

New Study Greenlights Self-Swab Pap Tests for Transmasculine Patients

News: February 22, 2018

Self-swab testing for HPV could be a good alternative to pap tests for transmasculine people, says Sari Reisner, principal investigator of the study and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, also in the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H...

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Yes on 3 is a healthy choice Referendum on transgender rights affects more than bathroom access

News: November 05, 2018

ALL OF US know that accessing basic health care and emergency medical care treatment is essential to taking care of ourselves and our families. This November, voters will have a unique opportunity to uphold a Massachusetts state law that prohibits discrimination against transgender people in public...

HMS Students Rally against Discrimination: Faculty, staff also support rights of intersex, trans and gender-diverse people

News: November 05, 2018

HMS students, faculty and staff gathered in the TMEC Atrium on Nov. 1 to stand in solidarity with intersex, trans and gender-diverse friends, families and patients. The demonstration was part of a national movement initiated by the Medical Student Pride Alliance in response to an article in the New...

Foundational Concepts and Affirming Terminology Related to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sex Development

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Updated: May 1, 2020 Sexual Orientation (SO) is how a person defines their physical, emotional, and romantic attachments to other people. The three primary components of sexual orientation are attraction, behavior and identity, all of which may change over time for some people. Some of the more...

Jacob Anderson

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Program: HMS Pathways Hometown: El Paso, TexasUndergrad: University of Texas at AustinDegree(s): BS in Chemistry, BA Latin American StudiesInterests: Primary care, Latinx health, healthcare policy, health disparities, addictionIRL: Cooking, trumpet, Selena, drag, dancing, turtles, dachshunds...

Jordan Taylor Said

Person: LAHMS

Program: HMS PathwaysHometown: Hobbs, NMUndergrad: University of California, BerkeleyDegree(s): BA Molecular and Cell BiologyInterests: Dermatology, Rheumatology, LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Medical EducationIRL: Saxophone, Music Theory/Composition, Photography, Long-distance Running