Be an Ally: Navigating the Healthcare System as a Transgender Individual With HIV

In this episode, a transfemme nonbinary individual living with HIV shares her experience navigating the healthcare system, alongside her infectious disease physician, Michelle D. Collins-Ogle, MD, FAAP, FPIDS, AAHIVS. Hear them discuss key considerations when caring for gender-diverse individuals, including: 

• Understanding how people are more than just a diagnosis 
• Prioritizing individuals’ needs and providing whole-person care using shared decision-making
• Strategies to make an environment more affirming and welcoming 
• How to be an ally to transgender individuals
  • Listen to the individual in front of you
  • Hear what they’re telling you
  • Make sure they are being affirmed and seen

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