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How to navigate binary medical systems as non-binary

My doctor's office has male/female checkboxes on every form and when I ask about it the staff just shrug and say 'pick whichever one.'

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Healthcare becomes hostile when systems refuse to acknowledge your existence.

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“Where Are You with Non-binary and genderqueer identity?”

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