Advocacy
P is for Period and P is for Power: Attending to Menstrual Hygiene in Rural India
“Can I take a bath during my period?” comes a feeble voice from one corner of the classroom. I struggle to put the[...]
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Advocacy
No Borders for Those Who Fight
"Não há fronteiras para os que exploram… não deve haver para os que lutam”—there are no borders for those who explore…[...]
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Advocacy
Black Birthing Persons Matter—All of Them
A Black trans dad, Kayden Coleman shares his clinical experience during his two pregnancies. He recounts horrible[...]
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Advocacy
Menstrual Justice Is a Matter of Health Equity: How to Fight Period Poverty and Stigma
While assisting patients in the Emergency Department (ED) one morning, I met a patient I’ll refer to as Mary. When I[...]
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Health Equity & Reproductive Justice: Transforming Perinatal Care Now
Drug-involved fatal poisonings for 2020 are expected to reach over 100,000 in the United States—a 40% increase from the[...]
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Men and Primary Care: Removing the Barriers
A recent study of British dental patients found that men are more likely than women to be hospitalized due to severe[...]
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Well-Being of LGBTQI+ People in the United States Today
More than 11 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) people live in the United States[...]
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COVID-19 Magnifies Existing Inequities Faced by Transgender and Gender-Expansive Communities
As COVID-19 devastates lives throughout the world, the inequities experienced by transgender and gender-diverse[...]
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LGBTQ Youth Face Unique Challenges Amidst COVID-19
The physical toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is tangible, though its impact on mental health is just starting to be[...]
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The State of the South
I refuse to write another state of emergency article. I have no more words to say about the epidemic of anti-Black[...]
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