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. Key Lessons: Sex and gender are not synonymous. 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. Transgender persons identify with a gender that is different from the sex that was assigned at birth. Cis-gender persons identify with the gender that is congruent with the sex assigned at birth. Some transgender persons, but certainly not all, seek medical and/or surgical gender-affirming treatments to express their gender identity. Cis-privilege includes the rights and advantages that cis-gender persons enjoy. This includes respect for one's gender identity and freedom from harassing comments or intrusive questioning. Deadnaming 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. Transgender persons face social stigma from both the lay public and health professionals. This sigma often results in transgender persons seeking care outside of traditional institutions and relying on self-care. To learn more, view and download the Show Notes!