LGBTQ Resources for Med Students

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Introduction

I was born intersex, surgically designated male at 6 years old, and currently identify as both genderqueer and transfemale (she/her/hers pronouns). In other words, my clothes and appearance vacillate between androgynous, feminine, and masculine, while my personality traits and legal gender remain distinctly female.

I was a medical student when @otterxavier and I created this forum. I gradually came out during my second year of medical school, 13 years after nearly losing my life as a victim of a violent hate crime in the South. I endured many barriers along the way, including several challenging interactions with peers, staff, and faculty, and was even denied hormone replacement therapy (HRT) at my medical school's student health clinic. But my experiences only made me stronger and more passionate to ensure lasting, positive change is achieved as I pursue a career of leadership, health policy, and research as a physician. I remain dedicated to local and world-wide LGBTQI communities and helped establish our school's first LGBTQI student organization alongside a tenacious group of my queer and allied co-founding friends. I hope SDN's visibility, accessibility, and utility will facilitate the spread of information, support, and resources to those in need.

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I compiled a list of resources relevant to dealing with LGBTQI issues as they relate to medical school, surviving medical school, applying to residency, et cetera. Please feel free to send me, @otterxavier, or @tantacles a PM to have something added. I'm eager to see this list grow. Good luck, stay strong, and focus on your goals!

Sincerest,
G

SDN threads (recent)
This thread reveals perspectives on identifying as LGBT in medical school.
This is another thread that discusses LGBT experiences as a medical student.
This thread discusses LGBT experiences specifically at osteopathic (DO) schools.
This brief thread speculates about the effects of listing LGBT activities on ERAS (residency application).


Medical education:
Academic Medicine special issue on sexual and gender minorities in medicine
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality
AMSA gender & sexuality action committee
Northeast Medical School Queer Alliance
AAMC's Implementing Curricular and Institutional Climate Changes to Improve Health Care for Individuals Who Are LGBT, Gender Nonconforming, or Born with DSD: A Resource for Medical Educators
MedEdPORTAL's LGBT curriculum repository

Clinical care and cultural competence:
National LGBT Health Education Center
Transgender Health journal
LGBT Health journal
American Academy of Pediatrics Section on LGBT Health and Wellness
American Medical Association LGBT resources
American Psychological Association LGBT Concerns Office
Health People 2020 objectives for LGBT health

LGBTQIA Medblrs (Tumblr blogs)
trans-medicine.tumblr.com (my own blog)
collaterlysisters.tumblr.com (another colleague identifying as a queer transwoman)

Gender variant, non-SDN resources (original, full list by alkanive)

Transgender:

• transgender faq
• family issues
• Transgénero (Spanish article on all things trans)
• tips for living stealth (written for trans men but also applies for trans women)
• gender therapy

Trans related terminology:

• transwhat
  
• transhealth
  
• transgender glossary (this one’s a bit outdated)
  
• transadvocate
  
• becomingus (includes the dos and don’ts of using certain trans-related words)
• transgender faq
• list of gender identities
• Glossary of Transgender, Non-Binary and Genderqueer Words
• Definitions

Understanding your gender identity:

• Gender identity flowchart
  
• What is gender?
• Understanding gender
• What am I?
• list of gender identities
• Am I Transgender? (Video)
  
• Being Trans (Video)
• I Think I Might be Transgender, Now what do I do?

Pronouns:

• What’s a pronoun?
• Gender Neutral Pronouns (Video)
  
• The Pronoun Place
• Gender Neutral Language
• How Non-Binary Pronouns Work
• Guide to Non-Binary Pronouns
• Gender Neutral Titles
  
• pronouns
• How to Correct People’s Pronoun and Name Slip-Ups

Intersex:

• INSA
• Advocates for Informed Choice
• Interact Youth
• What it’s Like (Video)
• What is Intersex?
• Intersex Definition
• Male, Female, or Intersex

Nonbinary resources:

• Nonbinary support blog
• Unisex names
• Living as Nonbinary (Spanish)
• Genderqueer (Spanish)
  
• Nonbinary Flowchart
• Explaining Genderqueer
  
• Genderqueer and Hormones (Video)
  
• The Nonbinary Safespace
  
• Nonbinary Autistics
  
• Gender Queeries
• Ask a Nonbinary
  
• Nonbinary.org
• Genderqueer ID
  
• Hell Yeah, Agender!
• A-Gender
• Genderless Person (Video)
• When no Gender Fits
  
• Androgyne Online
• Practical Androgyne
• Ambiguous Sexuality
  
• Neutrois.me
• Neutrois.com
• Neutrois Nonsense
• What is Neutrois?
• Experiences as Neutrois
  
• Bigender Resources
• What it’s Like Being Bigender
  
• Demigender Safe Space
• Demi Safe Spot
• Introducing Demigender
• Subgenders
• Genderfluidity
• Genderfluid Facts
• genderfluxsupport
• Teaching About Gender Fluidity (PDF)
• How can I Live as Genderfluid?
• Genderfluid Definitions

Two Spirit:

• 2spirits
• Who Are They?
• Native American Concepts
• Of Indigenous North Americans
• As They Are
• Two Spirits: The Story of a Movement

Transfeminine resources:

• trans women resources master post
  
• Makeup for beginners
• MtF resources
• Ask a transwoman
• Male to Female Support
• How to hide stubble
• Women’s Clothing Terminology
  
• TheLeelahProject
• hrt booklet
• Trans Health Matters: Trans Women
• etiquette for women’s bathrooms

Transmasculine resources:

• The Art of Transliness
• Ask a trans guy
• What it’s like being on T
• Transmasc tips
• GC2B Binders
• Swimwear binders
• Binding : how to guide + safety
  
• FTM masterpost
• Workouts to Promote a More Masculine Figure
  
• Where to Get Men’s Clothes that Fit
  
• Everything You Need to Know About Binders and Binding
• Using the Men’s Bathroom
  
• Androgel Q & A
• What to Expect from Testosterone and When
• Risks and Dangers of Illegal Testosterone
• FTM Testosterone Therapy Basics
• FTM resource guide
• FTM transitioning guide
• effects of testosterone therapy
• FTM Basics: Terminology
• Myths and Misconceptions about Testosterone, Transition, and Trans Men
  
• 1 year on testosterone: timeline of changes
• FtM HRT
• Hormones: A Guide for FTMs (PDF)

Coming out:

• I'm authoring an article now regarding coming out during medical school, coming soon.
• coming out tips
  
• Coming Out to Family and Friends
• Coming Out to Friends
• Coming Out to Partners
  
• Resources for Coming Out
  
• Coming Out as Nonbinary
  
• When Should You?
  
• How to Come Out to Parents
  
• Tips and Advice (Video)
  
• Coming out & family issues
• How to Deal with Parents that are Not Accepting
  
• Tips for Coming out and Dealing with People
  
• Explaining Your Transition to Kids/Younger Family Members

Trans mental health:

• Gender spectrum: mental health
  
• More Subtle Dysphoria
• Dealing with Dysphoria and Helplessness
  
• 8 Signs and Symptoms of Dysphoria
  
• 25 Ways to Ease Dysphoria
  
• tips on coping with gender dysphoria
• How do I deal with dysphoria?
• how to cope with Gender Dysphoria
• transselfies: a trans body positivity blog
• How to Deal with Parents that are Not Accepting
  
• Trans suicide hotline
  
• emergency hotlines (U.S. only)
• international emergency hotlines
• Doubts, Decision, and Detransition
• Trans Lifeline

Trans advice/resource/discussion blogs and sites:

• Genderfork
  
• Gender inbetween
• anagnori
• transgenderteensurvivalguide
• transclothesexchange
• transresource
• the-lgbt-youth-blog
• transcending-anatomy
• transgenderhousingnetwork
• Transyada
  
• Susan’s Place
• transwhat
  
• transselfies
• Nonbinary support blog
  
• helpfultransinfo
• trans tips
• transgenderadvice
• transgenderbenders

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