The Lack of Culturally Competent Health-Care Providers Hurts LGBTQ Folks Nathalie Chara Making trauma support affirming means recognizing historical trauma that stems from generations of anti-LGBTQIA+ violence and discrimination.
How Sex Ed Has the Power to Make Social Change Alison Macklin & Dan Rice Arming students with inclusive sex education would lead to a community of individuals empowered to change social systems.
Biden Seems Serious About Protecting Trans People Imani Gandy Restoring health-care protections for LGBTQ folks is a civil rights fight over a decade in the making.
Teen Parents Need Access and Support, Not Shame and Scorn Rewire News Group Staff What would it take to improve conditions for pregnant and parenting teens?
What If Colleges Made Menstrual Products Free? Anne Wen One in 10 U.S. college students who menstruate face period poverty, which means they’re unable to afford menstrual products.
What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines, Birth Control, and Blood Clots Martha Kempner Comparisons of COVID-19 vaccines to the birth control pill, which carry a higher risk of blood clots, is not helpful nor entirely scientifically accurate.
Why Managing Endometriosis Is Harder for Young People Heather Corinna Young people with endometriosis need our belief in their realities, our understanding, and our support.
What It’s Like for Black Women With Endometriosis Rewire News Group Staff As Black women with endo, even taking a trip to the doctor’s office can lead to emotional anguish. Medical professionals have laughed at our pain.
I Got an IUD. Why Didn’t Doctors Prepare Me for the Searing Pain? Gina Tron I learned that my experience is common. I also learned that anesthesia, or any prescribed pain management for IUD placement, is nearly nonexistent.
How Medical Misogyny Fails Patients Who Report Pain Rewire News Group Staff Gabrielle Jackson's book Pain & Prejudice details how medical providers failed her as she tried to get answers about her pain.
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