The Association of LGBTQ+ Doctors & Dentists
@GLADDUK
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The Association of LGBTQ+ Doctors & Dentists (GLADD). Professional & social support for LGBTQ+ Drs & Dentists. Reducing healthcare inequality for LGBTQ+ folks.
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So-called ‘conversion therapy’ is abhorrent and we continue to push for the entire LGBTQ+ community to be protected from this torturous practice.
There’s no debate to be had. Doctors defending it need to take a long, long look at themselves. End of discussion.
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This statement clearly expresses GLADD’s position
We feel that further discussion of trans people’s right to dignified healthcare accommodation only serves to harm the trans community and fuel controversy, division and distract from real healthcare issues /1
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We are aware of a number of attacks on twitter aimed at
@DrMikeFarquhar
for showing his lanyard & badges, which show his strong support for all LGBTQ+ patients, including trans folk
We wholeheartedly stand behind him and his work, & proudly wear our
@RainbowNHSBadge
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This is absolutely indefensible.
So-called conversion therapy is abuse towards the LGBTQ+ community & the decision not to ban it is an attack
As healthcare professionals, we need to be angry about this & advocating for our LGBTQ+ colleagues and patients.
EXCLUSIVE: The government has ditched its promised ban on conversion therapy.
A briefing document leaked to
@itvnews
states "The PM has agreed we should not move forward with legislation to ban LGBT conversion therapy".
It breaks 4 years of promises.
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If there’s one thing that GLADD proudly stands for, its…
Trans Healthcare Now 🏳️⚧️✨✊
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Here's our joint letter with
@PRiSM_Surgery
, sent to
@bmj_latest
in response to their article on gender dysphoria in young people. We offered the BMJ a chance to reply before we published the letter; they have made it clear to us that they will not be apologising for the article.
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There has been an unfortunate recent spate of hate speech and disinformation on social media by some doctors
This is harmful to LGBTQ+ patients and colleagues, and undermines the ethical and moral foundations of medicine
It will not be tolerated (1/4)
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What a day!
#LondonPride
was glorious - wonderful to see such a beautiful turnout 🏳️🌈🥰🌈🏳️⚧️
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@CartlandDavid
This is appalling and you absolutely do not represent our profession. At GLADD, we are proud to stand up against hate towards LGBTQ+ doctors, dentists, and patients. We loudly do not tolerate this hate.
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We wanted to address and echo the concerns voiced about a question on MRCS Paper A.
As ever, we are here to vocalise our support LGBTQ+ doctors, dentists, other HCPs, & patients
@PRiSM_Surgery
@RCSnews
@RCSEd
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Very excited to be sending out the first
@RainbowNHSBadge
batch to our members who have signed up for the scheme!
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We at GLADD are devastated to hear that the
@RainbowNHSBadge
project is ending
It has been pivotal in extending compassion to LGBTQ+ HCPs & patients, & we love to see rainbow badges worn with pride
We commend the fantastic work pioneered by
@DrMikeFarquhar
at
@EvelinaLondon
"This is a very bad sign"
Exclusive: The NHS Rainbow Badge scheme has secretly been shut down by the UK government, VICE News can reveal.
Insiders say NHS England was pushed to stop funding the LGBTQ inclusion scheme, and staff don't know it's been cut.
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The GLADD group are all met, looking all scrubbed up and sparkly! Ready to wave to you all in the pride march 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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While this statement contains many pragmatic, holistic and primary care-focussed points it also reveals double standard for transgender care & lack of consideration for the potential impact on patients. /1
We are deeply concerned by the new
@rcgp
guidance, which depends on a number of concerning false narratives spread through the media to propose severe interruptions to trans people's access to care through general practice.
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In his response, the
@bmj_latest
Editor-in-Chief said: "For the avoidance of doubt, we do not agree with your criticisms of the articles and we will not be apologising. We do not accept your accusations of undeclared ideological interests."
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Trans women are women.
Trans men are men.
Non-binary people are non-binary.
Diversity in our workforce helps to better serve our patients.
We have, and always will, stand for trans rights.
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Today is Trans Day of Visibility
We’d like to use today to send love & support to all trans folk, to recognise & accept you, & to wish you trans joy
We also want to acknowledge how difficult it can be to be visible, & stand against all hate directed at trans folk
#TDOV
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Our crew survived the march with dancing, chants, & all round good GLADD spirit 🥰
Hope all of you have an absolute glorious Pride! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✨
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It’s
#TransAwarenessWeek
and, as the society for LGBTQ+ doctors & dentists, we feel it is worth highlighting strongly that currently the healthcare system lets down trans patients, although we are thankful to the doctors & dentists that do support trans individuals 🏳️⚧️
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✨GLADD statement✨
We are aware of concern amongst the trans and medical communities about a conference by CANSG taking place at the headquarters of the RCGP. This conference is not affiliated with or approved by the RCGP. /1
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We are wishing a happy Disability Pride Month to all our disabled colleagues, members, patients, & friends - particularly those who are also LGBTQ+
Fun fact: in the 2021 census, more than double the % of disabled people identified as LGB+ than non-disabled people
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As ever, it’s really horrible to see transphobic views come from senior clinicians
But thank you to all the vocal allies of medtwitter - you are very appreciated💜
And to all trans and NB doctors, dentists, students and patients - we are 100% there for you🏳️⚧️
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Happy Pride Month to all
#PrideMonth
But important reminder that pride month is more than celebration
Pride is still a protest
Pride involves standing up for the inequalities, homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia still experienced by the LGBTQ+ community
#PrideMonth2023
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Timed with Pride month, the GMC has now released its guide for LGBT patients on what to expect from their doctor. This is the first time the GMC has specifically reached out to our LGBTQ+ patients, supported by GLADD and Stonewall 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Everyone has the right to compassionate, equitable and high quality care irrespective of their sexual orientation or gender identity (4/4)
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This March is Women’s History Month
So here’s your reminder that
🏳️⚧️trans women are women🏳️⚧️
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Wonderful news: Welcome to both
@UofGMVLS
Glasgow and
@warwickmed
Warwick who have committed to taking an evidence based approach against so called “conversion therapy” 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✨
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Let us once again restate that GLADD is absolutely trans inclusive 🏳️⚧️
We fully support clinicians standing up for trans folk and against so-called conversion therapy
It is indefensible for doctors defend harmful practices against trans folk
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Very pleased to have worked in conjunction with Stonewall, and the GMC, in order to produce a new guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) patients, setting out what they should expect from their doctor 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Throughout
#PronounsDay
we will be introducing our committee members and what pronouns mean to them, starting with...
@medicallum
(right)!!
Callum (he/they) said 'using my real pronouns is part of not hiding who I am anymore, and that has made me so much happier'.
#GLADDUK
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We wish to reassure patients and the public that such views are not representative of the overwhelming majority of doctors. If you have been subject of or affected by this you can reach out (3/4)
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Further, we noted that the use of phrases such as “rush to affirm” and “surge in treatment of minors” within the article is needlessly charged and sets an adversarial tone which would be out of place in a respectable medical journal.
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A huge thank you to everyone who came to the GLADD Autumn Party in Liverpool last weekend! ✨🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We had so much fun seeing you all 🥰🥰
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Happy Lesbian Visibility Week to all our lovely lesbian doctors, dentists, students, & patients
Lesbianism is beautiful ❤️🧡💓
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This is disappointing, as we have highlighted in our response the risk that the
@bmj_latest
article will prejudice the prompt and effective treatment of young people with gender dysphoria. Further, several rapid responses have been critical of the quality and tone of the article.
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He continued: "It is important that young people receive care in line with a rigorous assessment of the evidence. That's our only interest. We hope that is something you can agree with us on, and something we can all work towards."
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We are truly disappointed to hear about this incident.
Once again, we want to show our full support for the presenters involved who had this bad experience - transphobic views are not welcome in medicine
We are appalled by the treatment of the presenters this afternoon during our CCQI EDI webinar, it represents the opposite to the College values, which we strive to uphold every day. We are currently looking into what happened and how.
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This week marks Lesbian Visibility Week!
GLADD sends love and support to all the LGBTQ+ women and non binary members of its community - doctors, dentists, students, & patients!
#LesbianVisibilityWeek
#LVW23
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We couldn’t be clearer - we’ve passed a motion to campaign for its ban, a definition of so-called ‘conversion therapy’, a motion for the inclusivity of all LGBTQ+ people, and are active members of the Memorandum of Understanding.
#LGBTQinHealthcare
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Happy Non Binary Awareness Week!
NB is an umbrella term for gender identities that sit outside the traditional gender binary
We fully support & embrace non binary doctors, dentists, students and patients. You are valid & important 🟡⚪️🟣⚫️
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One of our winners of the GLADD student & FY doctor writing prize has been published in
@bmj_latest
Read
@aphraluchesa
’s The Greying Rainbow: We need inclusive care for older LGBTQ+ people on this link 🔗
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Wishing a Happy
#PrideMonth
to all LGBTQ+ dentists, doctors, students, other HCPs & patients out there! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We are hoping your pride month is full of joy, but we are also working to continually make things better for *ALL* members of the LGBTQ+ community
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
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The RCGP LGBTQ+ steering group & GPs w/ extended roles in this area were not consulted & the Cass Review has been accepted at face value without critical appraisal. /2
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The statement contains a number of recommendations which would simply not be acceptable when applied to other clinical areas, such as cancer, diabetes or mental health. Examples include blood monitoring for secondary care & refusal of services on the basis of workload pressures/3
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This week our committee have been supporting
#HIVTestingWeek
.
Knowing your status is incredibly important. With good treatment the prognosis for HIV is excellent, and life expectancy is now near normal.
We support
@THTorguk
in showing HIV the finger, this week and always.
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#PronounsDay
For
@btaylordavies
(he/him), 'sharing our pronouns might seem a small thing to some - but for many, it’s not. By sharing, we acknowledge and promote a diverse range of identities and support ppl to identify with the pronouns they choose for themselves!'
#GLADDUK
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Delighted to have
@drlaurajwaters
collecting the David Harvey Award on behalf Dr Mags Portman✨
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GLADD Mentoring 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We are looking to re-establish a mentoring scheme, which we know has been hugely successful in the past 🥰
Please let us know if you’d like to be involved, or to be updated as the scheme becomes a reality. Get in touch through secretary
@gladd
.co.uk😄
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Here is our response to the apology from the
@gmcuk
, regarding their apology about previous homophobic actions taken towards LGBTQ+ doctor
Today, our Chair, Dame Carrie MacEwen apologises for the action we took against doctors, in historic cases, where they were cautioned or convicted under now abolished homophobic laws.
Homophobic laws and attitudes, that were in place into the 1980s and beyond, caused personal…
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As highlighted in our letter and in the
@PRiSM_Surgery
rapid response (see below), the lack of rigor in presenting a balanced review of the evidence was one of several shortcomings of the
@bmj_latest
article.
We've submitted a rapid response re: the
@bmj_latest
article on gender dysphoria in young people, highlighting some of the problems with the piece. We'll also have a formal statement for you soon 👍
#PrideInSurgery
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Delighted to have elected our new GLADD committee:
Chair: Ciara Greer
Secretary: Vassili Crispi
Treasurer: Alice O’Docherty
EDI: Laurence Baker
& all who have run for Advisory Group have been elected✨
Congratulations all 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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This is very disappointing and unacceptable news
Visibly identifying yourself as LGBTQ+ or an ally should not be considered a political act
Believing LGBTQ+ people should have rights and deserve queer joy should not be controversial
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Fab to see this
@RCPCHtweets
response to the DFE guidance for schools and colleges on gender-questioning children
We, at GLADD, share much of the same concerns among possible breaches of The Equality Act & the potential distress the guidance may cause
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It’s
#TransDayOfVisibility
today
We see you & we support you & we value trans & non binary identities immensely 🏳️⚧️
Particular shoutout to any trans doctors, dentists & other HCPs - you are wonderful and enrich healthcare
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Today is
#TransDayOfVisibility
Today we acknowledge and celebrate those able to be out as trans, while also recognising that not everyone has that privilege yet - you are still valid.
(Artwork by Black Lodge Press)
#TDOV
#TDOV2023
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Hey, medschools, ya listening?
Medical Schools Council: “Medical schools teach evidence based medicine to their students and there is no credible evidence base to support conversion therapy.”
Full statement -
Hey so you’re wondering why your medical school will tell you to follow evidence-based medicine, to do no harm, and to treat your patients with respect BUT isn’t willing to condemn “conversion therapy”? 🤔
Here’s a handy reference for you! 🥳
It’s their ✨QUEERPHOBIA✨!!!
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✨Announcement✨
Delighted to welcome
@QMULBartsTheLon
to GLADD UK Medical Schools Charter on So-Called LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy
These 6 principles empower students & staff to recognise the significant harms of these abusive practices and embed good LGBTQ+ health in curricula
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We are pleased that the RCGP is listening to concerns that have been raised and are working constructively to review the language and recommendations. /4
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Isn’t
@DuncanShrew
just absolutely glorious? 🙌✨💕
Duncan Shrewsbury is a GP and academic from Brighton, but when they grace the stage as a drag queen, they go by the name of Dame Birley Chassis.
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Trans people too often feel ignored, undervalued and dehumanised by healthcare. We want you to know that there are people within the medical profession who are in your corner and will not stop fighting for a better future. /5
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GLADD will push for urgent development of high quality, well evidenced healthcare for trans people
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Any conversations about trans people must involve trans people and be compassion led. CANSG say that this is their intention but the actions of some of their members and supporters do not demonstrate this. /3
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The relationship between the gender diverse community and the medical profession is not good enough and GLADD is concerned that incidents like this will only damage trust further. /4
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POV: you’re marching with us in the parade right now 🥰🥰🥰🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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A massive congratulations to
@HartlandJoseph
from all of GLADD for their well-earned award! We are very proud to have worked with them 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✨
Proud to win
@AttitudeMag
Pride 2023 Award for my work for queering healthcare curriculums and campaigning with
@GLADDUK
against so-called LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy . Thank you
@DrRanj
and
@EmmaBunton
for presenting the award
#MagnumXAttitudePrideAwards
#AttitudePrideAwards
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🏳️⚧️STUDENT & FY COMPETITION🏳️🌈
GLADD is delighted to announce our inaugural student prize, with cash prizes and exciting guest judges, including
@FansofJWilson
&
@amateuradam
Check out below for more info on how to enter 🌈 ⬇️
#MedStudentTwitter
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On 14th June,Professor Chloe Orkin will be giving her inaugural lecture, talking about the history of HIV during her career, mpox and discussing structural barriers and inequities from both a personal and a systems perspective⬇️
@profchloeorkin
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Meeting today with
@gmcuk
@TheBMA
and
@medicalwomenuk
on gender and the medical register.
We highlighted experiences of trans and non-binary doctors on current processes (thanks to
@smthjodr
)
All representatives agreeing on work to be done here, and path forward. Watch this space
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Our mentoring programme is going LIVE! ✨🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Sign up on the website for more information and to participate !
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Happy National Coming Out Day
Sending love to those who are out, to those who continue to come out (it’s a continual process), and to those still waiting to come out 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Another one:
@Medicine_UoM
Lovely to see Manchester stepping up and taking action against so called LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen! ✨✨
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GLADD recognises the need for respectful discussion to improve healthcare for trans and gender diverse people but several of the speakers have a history of making inflammatory or hostile statements regarding trans people, which is at direct odds with GLADD's values. /2
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Great news for all our trans colleagues and patients in Scotland 🏴🏳️⚧️
The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill has been passed by MSPs.
The Bill changes the process to get a gender recognition certificate (GRC)
Find out more
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Happy International Lesbian Day to all the wonderful lesbian doctors, dentists, other HCPs, and patients out there! You are loved! ❤️🧡💓
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We are confident that a balanced and considered outcome is possible which supports GPs to provide high quality care to their gender diverse patients. /5
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Just GLADD, serving you a snazzy new logo and a beautiful new website in one go:
Yes, we know it's cute 💅🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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As LGBT+ healthcare workers as well as LGBT+ patients ourselves we can’t stress how importance acceptance and acknowledgement is.
We are proud to be part of the Rainbow Badge scheme as an organisation.
‘They send a strong signal of support... that we see them, that we understand their needs, and that we are here to listen,’ —
@DrMikeFarquhar
from
@GSTTnhs
shares why he created the NHS Rainbow Badge and what it means for
#OurNHSPeople
and LGBTQIA+ patients. 🏳️🌈💙
#PrideMonth
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Happy Autism Acceptance Day & Month!
Autistic people are more likely to be LGBTQ+ than allistic people
So we are celebrating all autistic, LGBTQ+ doctors, dentists, & students!
#AutismAcceptanceDay
#AutismAcceptanceMonth
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Today marks Trans Day Of Remembrance, where we respect & remember the trans folk lost to transphobic violence and hate & who are no longer with us
Sending you love and hope, always 🏳️⚧️
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This LGBTQ+ history month the theme is medicine - a topic close to the heart of GLADD (obviously!)
It’s the perfect time to have a gander into the history of GLADD and how we developed from founding up to the modern day
Check out the link below ⬇️
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We LOVE to see it… where are the other 50% of you? 👀🌈
Delighted to announce with the joining of
@MedicalBristol
we now have ✨✨50%✨✨ of all schools signed to the
@GLADDUK
“UK Medical School Charter on So-Called LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy”
Thank you to all staff and students who have been amazing advocates. Now…for that final 50%
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Happy Neurodiversity Celebration Week! ♾️
To all the neurodivergent doctors, dentists, & students out there! 🌈
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Big sigh of relief as Bell v Tavistock has been overturned in the Court of Appeal.
🏳️⚧️
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
✨
#ProtectTransKids
🏳️⚧️
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GLADD are at
@BirminghamPride
today! Come wave at us in the parade 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#BirminghamPride2022
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The NHS Rainbow Badge programme is seeking input into the model design of Phase II 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
For more information and to reserve a place on one of the focus groups, please contact rainbow.badge
@lgbt
.foundation 😄😄
Flyer below 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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GLADD welcomes the recent announcement that the NHS is moving towards an LGBTQ+ inclusive blood donation service 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Our full response has been published, and can be read in the Lancet ✨✨
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Happy
#DisabilityPrideMonth
to any of our members, friends, colleagues, & patients who are disabled!
~1 in 3 LGBTQ+ adults also identify as disabled
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GLADD Mentoring 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We are looking to re-establish a mentoring scheme, which we know has been hugely successful in the past 🥰
Please let us know if you’d like to be involved, or to be updated as the scheme becomes a reality. Get in touch through secretary
@gladd
.co.uk😄
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