Women aren’t the only people who need access to abortions. Say it with me. Women aren’t the only people who need access to abortions.
Y’all. Trans and nonbinary people need access to abortions.
Women aren’t the only people who need access to oral contraception or IUDs. Women aren’t the only people who need access to pap smears. Women aren’t the only people who need access to mammograms. Women aren’t the only people who need access to "Women's Health care." Yet the narrative around reproductive justice and reproductive health care asserts "Women's Rights," "A Woman's Right to Choose," and “Women’s Bodies.” (I’m looking at you too, NARAL.) Trans and nonbinary people need access to oral contraceptives and mammograms as well as comprehensive, …show more content…
According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, 19-27% of trans people report being turned away by healthcare providers who refused them service. So when a reproductive healthcare provider doesn’t shout to the world that they welcome trans and nonbinary patients with open arms, how can a trans person know that they won’t be turned away, let alone treated with compassion and sensitivity? How will the trans patient know that they can express their full identity in a space where the intake form only includes two genders? In a society that fails to even acknowledge the existence of trans and nonbinary people, steps need to be taken to ensure gender-inclusive care in a setting that makes even cis people feel particularly vulnerable. When inclusive language is used in an intentional way, it signals to trans and nonbinary people that their identity will be fully accepted in that space.
How does one engage in the reproductive justice movement while ensuring inclusivity in language? I recommend this article written by a nonbinary person about their experiences in the reproductive justice movement. Examine the ways society perpetuates cissexism every day through language and binaries. Educate yourself about health care for trans patients. And for chrissake STOP ASKING PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR GENITALS.
Abortion access and the reproductive justice movement are centered in bodily autonomy and the capacity to realize one’s potential. The fight for trans rights is also about bodily autonomy and the capacity to realize one’s potential. In our fight for one, let us not forget the
Y’all. Trans and nonbinary people need access to abortions.
Women aren’t the only people who need access to oral contraception or IUDs. Women aren’t the only people who need access to pap smears. Women aren’t the only people who need access to mammograms. Women aren’t the only people who need access to "Women's Health care." Yet the narrative around reproductive justice and reproductive health care asserts "Women's Rights," "A Woman's Right to Choose," and “Women’s Bodies.” (I’m looking at you too, NARAL.) Trans and nonbinary people need access to oral contraceptives and mammograms as well as comprehensive, …show more content…
According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, 19-27% of trans people report being turned away by healthcare providers who refused them service. So when a reproductive healthcare provider doesn’t shout to the world that they welcome trans and nonbinary patients with open arms, how can a trans person know that they won’t be turned away, let alone treated with compassion and sensitivity? How will the trans patient know that they can express their full identity in a space where the intake form only includes two genders? In a society that fails to even acknowledge the existence of trans and nonbinary people, steps need to be taken to ensure gender-inclusive care in a setting that makes even cis people feel particularly vulnerable. When inclusive language is used in an intentional way, it signals to trans and nonbinary people that their identity will be fully accepted in that space.
How does one engage in the reproductive justice movement while ensuring inclusivity in language? I recommend this article written by a nonbinary person about their experiences in the reproductive justice movement. Examine the ways society perpetuates cissexism every day through language and binaries. Educate yourself about health care for trans patients. And for chrissake STOP ASKING PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR GENITALS.
Abortion access and the reproductive justice movement are centered in bodily autonomy and the capacity to realize one’s potential. The fight for trans rights is also about bodily autonomy and the capacity to realize one’s potential. In our fight for one, let us not forget the