Gender Identity & Transgender Care (I)
Nicole Avant, PharmD, BCACP - Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati and Founder/CEO of Avant Consulting Group - and Tennille McKinney - HIV Educator and Consultant with Avant Consulting Group - talk with us about gender expression/identity, cis-privilege, and transphobia.\nKey Lessons:\n\nSex and gender are not synonymous.\xa0 Sex is based on biology and gender is a social construct. Sex is determined by genes and assigned at birth. Gender is influenced by cultural norms and internal sense of self.\nTransgender persons identify with a gender that is different from the sex that was assigned at birth.\xa0 Cis-gender persons identify with the gender that is congruent with the sex assigned at birth.\nSome transgender persons, but certainly not all, seek medical and/or surgical gender-affirming treatments to express their gender identity.\nCis-privilege includes the rights and advantages that cis-gender persons enjoy.\xa0 This includes respect for one's gender identity and freedom from harassing comments or intrusive questioning.\nDeadnaming is the act of referring to and calling someone by their birth name rather than their chosen name which is congruent with their current identity.\nTransgender persons face social stigma from both the lay public and health professionals.\xa0 This sigma often results in transgender persons seeking care outside of traditional institutions and relying on self-care.\n\nTo learn more,\xa0view and download the Show Notes!