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What terms of endearment do you prefer?

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Peggy L Chinn

When my granddaughter Sophie was 6 years old, she asked me one day: “Mémé, is Karen your husband or your wife?” She had been present at our marriage ceremony in 2008 when she was 4, and was now trying to … Continue reading →

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Checking Cisgender Privilege

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Jennifer Lane

As transgender issues become a part of medical discourse and as the “trans communities begin to assert themselves as marginalized and unserved through dominant models of health care” (C. Farahbakhsh, personal communication, December 30, 2015), I would contend that conversations … Continue reading →

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Sightings in Cuba

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Peggy L Chinn

Earlier this month I spent a week in Cuba on a trip organized around the theme ‘Health Across Borders” sponsored by MEDICC (Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba). The entire experience was wonderful and amazing on many different levels, among which was … Continue reading →