EddiKatI'm currently looking for a new primary care physician. Does anyone know of a good resource to find LGBTQ+ friendly medical care? I'm not looking for judgment when I ask for a STI panel or mention that I had male partners. I want a doc I can be fully honest with.
HazelnootPSA for my US trans friends: there's a Telehealth HRT clinic called QMed (QueerMed) that serves adults and minors in 47 states (excluding DC, unfortunately). They accept lots of private insurance (but not medicare/medicaid), and also offer a payment plan that covers appointments and lab tests for people without good insurance.
Their program is great for people going stealth or living in unsafe environments, as they don't need referrals or anything else from your primary doctor. They send all lab orders to a LabCorp location of your choice, and prescriptions are sent to any pharmacy. (including mail-order pharmacies and chains like Walgreens and CVS that will ship your meds for a small fee.) If necessary, the entire process can be private and zero-contact except for the labs.
They work with transfem, transmasc, and non-binary people, and many of their staff are themselves trans! They follow WPATH SOC-8 and target modern (cis-equivalent) hormone levels, while still being flexible enough to work with whatever your personal goals are. In my experience, their target seems to be "whatever makes you feel best within safe limits". With me, they've been willing to explore non-standard doses, injection schedules, and hybrid approaches as long as I can provide research showing it's effective or at least safe.
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I can't speak to the transmasc experience, but I first started seeing them as a fem-aligned non-binary person who was already on oral Estradiol, Progesterone, and Spironolactone at mild doses. They had no issue with that, and later helped me increase those doses as I explored whether more "female" hormone balance would feel better. (still as part of a "non-binary" hormone plan!)
When I eventually realized I was binary transfem, they were just as understanding and helpful. They suggested changing Estrodiol forms to stabilize my levels at higher doses, and later helped me transition to injections when Spiro stopped working and other T blockers weren't an option for health reasons. (side note: they were actually willing to prescribe puberty blockers as an anti-androgen, but insurance wouldn't cover them and I couldn't afford the cost. I still think it's cool that they were forward-thinking enough to even offer that option, though!) I want to emphasize that I was not an easy patient for injections. I had severe needle-phobia, was clueless about the process, and proceeded to freak out many times over non-issues as I slowly learned how to inject. Through all that, they were patient, supportive, and never made me feel bad for panicking. Eventually I figured it out and even cured my needle phobia, for which they celebrated with me.
Now that I've finally achieved stable levels at the dose that feels best to me, they've let me transition to long-term HRT maintenance. This means 12-month prescriptions, infrequent tests, and minimal appointment requirements. This is something I was rather worried about, as my last provided never allowed long-term maintenance for various reasons. But with that, I'm now fully onboarded into the program and can speak to the whole experience. My overall opinion: QMed is the best HRT provider I've used, and the entire process has been smooth, flexible, and affirming.
#HRT #Transgender #Trans #PSA #Advice #Transition #Gender #GenderAffirmingCare #QMed #QueerMed
Their program is great for people going stealth or living in unsafe environments, as they don't need referrals or anything else from your primary doctor. They send all lab orders to a LabCorp location of your choice, and prescriptions are sent to any pharmacy. (including mail-order pharmacies and chains like Walgreens and CVS that will ship your meds for a small fee.) If necessary, the entire process can be private and zero-contact except for the labs.
They work with transfem, transmasc, and non-binary people, and many of their staff are themselves trans! They follow WPATH SOC-8 and target modern (cis-equivalent) hormone levels, while still being flexible enough to work with whatever your personal goals are. In my experience, their target seems to be "whatever makes you feel best within safe limits". With me, they've been willing to explore non-standard doses, injection schedules, and hybrid approaches as long as I can provide research showing it's effective or at least safe.
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I can't speak to the transmasc experience, but I first started seeing them as a fem-aligned non-binary person who was already on oral Estradiol, Progesterone, and Spironolactone at mild doses. They had no issue with that, and later helped me increase those doses as I explored whether more "female" hormone balance would feel better. (still as part of a "non-binary" hormone plan!)
When I eventually realized I was binary transfem, they were just as understanding and helpful. They suggested changing Estrodiol forms to stabilize my levels at higher doses, and later helped me transition to injections when Spiro stopped working and other T blockers weren't an option for health reasons. (side note: they were actually willing to prescribe puberty blockers as an anti-androgen, but insurance wouldn't cover them and I couldn't afford the cost. I still think it's cool that they were forward-thinking enough to even offer that option, though!) I want to emphasize that I was not an easy patient for injections. I had severe needle-phobia, was clueless about the process, and proceeded to freak out many times over non-issues as I slowly learned how to inject. Through all that, they were patient, supportive, and never made me feel bad for panicking. Eventually I figured it out and even cured my needle phobia, for which they celebrated with me.
Now that I've finally achieved stable levels at the dose that feels best to me, they've let me transition to long-term HRT maintenance. This means 12-month prescriptions, infrequent tests, and minimal appointment requirements. This is something I was rather worried about, as my last provided never allowed long-term maintenance for various reasons. But with that, I'm now fully onboarded into the program and can speak to the whole experience. My overall opinion: QMed is the best HRT provider I've used, and the entire process has been smooth, flexible, and affirming.
#HRT #Transgender #Trans #PSA #Advice #Transition #Gender #GenderAffirmingCare #QMed #QueerMed
AktivistA n.e.V."Wir wenden uns mit einem Anliegen an Sie, das nicht neu ist – aber dringend: Menschen erleben in deutschen Praxen und Kliniken noch immer zu oft Ausgrenzung, Unverständnis, Missachtung oder gar Gewalt."
So beginnt der Offene Brief von Queermed an alle, die in Heilberufen arbeiten, und die Entscheidungen über diese Berufszweige fällen. Vorurteile, Stereotypisierungen und Diskriminierung sind leider überall in der Gesellschaft zu finden, und entsprechend auch im Gesundheitssystem.
Gern verteilen oder auf Insta die Kampagne #GutGefühlt unterstützen - falls ihr dort seid: https://queermed-deutschland.de/blog/offener-brief-fuer-eine-gesundheitsversorgung-die-gut-ist-fuer-alle/
#Gesundheit #Gesundheitsversorgung #Queermed #antidiskriminierung
So beginnt der Offene Brief von Queermed an alle, die in Heilberufen arbeiten, und die Entscheidungen über diese Berufszweige fällen. Vorurteile, Stereotypisierungen und Diskriminierung sind leider überall in der Gesellschaft zu finden, und entsprechend auch im Gesundheitssystem.
Gern verteilen oder auf Insta die Kampagne #GutGefühlt unterstützen - falls ihr dort seid: https://queermed-deutschland.de/blog/offener-brief-fuer-eine-gesundheitsversorgung-die-gut-ist-fuer-alle/
#Gesundheit #Gesundheitsversorgung #Queermed #antidiskriminierung
Schokokäse#Queermed - Gegen #Diskriminierung im #Gesundheitswesen
„Queermed bietet neben einem deutschlandweiten Verzeichnis von sensibilisierten Ärzt*innen, Therapeut*innen & Praxen auch Workshops und Vorträge an.“
➡️ https://queermed-deutschland.de/
☝️ Ein Interview mit wichtigen gesellschaftlichen Themen wie Kapitalismus und Arbeitswelt:
#1Live #Intimbereich:
Diskriminierung beim Arzt: Wie finde ich die richtige Praxis? (42 Minuten)
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spielleitungWas könnte man mit 1000 Euro anstellen? Wir haben damit 28 Monate lang 
pnpde.social betrieben! Und weil wir so sparsam sind, haben wir einen besonderen Wunsch: Spendet uns diesen Monat NICHTS! Was ihr statt dessen tun könnt, steht im Beitrag unter https://blog.pnpde.social/spielleitung/das-1000-euro-projekt
Spoiler: Bitte spendet an eine der 
Organisationen und postet darüber mit dem Hashtag #pnpdeSocialSpart
#pnpdeSocialSpart #QueerMed #HateAid #OmasGegenRechts #ForseA #AmadeuAntonioStiftung #ISD #pnpde
das ndEine diskriminierungsfreie und respektvolle ärztliche Behandlung soll für alle möglich sein. Dafür setzt sich Sara Grzybek mit der Plattform Queermed Deutschland ein. Im Podcast “Klassentreffen” erklärt Sara, wie es dazu kam und wie sich Queermed weiterentwickelt hat.
🎧 Den Podcast findet ihr auf dasnd.de/podcasts und wo ihr sonst so Podcasts hört.
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#Queermed ist für den Ehrenamtspreis nominiert und ihr (und alle die ihr kennt) können abstimmen!
Es geht um den Ehrenamtspreis für eine queere Plattform, die Mediziner*innen auflister, die #Queer|w Menschen, und/oder Menschen mit #ADHS und/oder viel-/ weniggewichtige Leute usw. nicht diskriminieren und versuchen so, die medizinischen Erfahrungen dieser Menschen zu verbessern.
Die Abstimmung läuft noch bis zum 17.11. unter https://www.deutscher-engagementpreis.de/publikumspreis/nominierte/6022-queermed-deutschland
Queermed Deutschland❔Immer wieder wird gefragt ob Queermed nur für queere Menschen ist.
❗Nein, denn das Verzeichnis und die Arbeit rund um Queermed richtet sich an alle Menschen, die Diskriminierung im Gesundheitswesen erfahren. Gleichzeitig muss uns bewusst sein, dass Menschen auch mehrere Diskriminierungsebenene oder Diskriminierungsebenen und gleichzeitig Privilegien inne haben.
Queermed ist von den Communities, für die Communities.🤗
#Queermed #Gesundheitswesen #IntersektionaleGesundheit
#Gesundheitsversorgung
Dorothea Zwölfer (sie)Informativer Artikel zum Thema Queer im Gesundheitswesen: >>Immer wieder kritisieren queere Menschen, bei Arztbesuchen unangebrachte Kommentare zu hören. Sara Grzybek will das ändern und hat Queermed gegründet, ein Verzeichnis für sensibilisierte Praxen. [...] die viele trans Personen schon einmal erlebt haben: Sie sitzen im Wartezimmer und plötzlich werden sie aufgerufen, allerdings nicht mit ihrem Namen, sondern mit dem Deadname, dem abgelegten Namen. Das kann sehr verletzend sein. „Ich habe immer große Hemmungen zur Frauenärztin zu gehen, weil ich trans* bin und war seit Jahren nicht mehr“, schreibt eine Person auf der Website #Queermed. [...]<< https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/queerspiegel/diskriminierung-im-gesundheitswesen-eine-queere-plattform-soll-sensibilisieren-11273338.html
#LGBT #transrightsarehumanrights #health #Medizin #Gesundheitswesen Das #Informationsportal findet man hier: https://queermed-deutschland.de/
#LGBT #transrightsarehumanrights #health #Medizin #Gesundheitswesen Das #Informationsportal findet man hier: https://queermed-deutschland.de/
