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When healthcare systems fail to recognize your lived identity

I pass as male now but my medical records still say female and every doctor's appointment becomes an awkward conversation about my 'real' identity.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Someone navigates the vulnerability of medical care while confronting institutional definitions of authenticity that contradict their lived experience.

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