The latest episode from @translashmedia is a riveting discussion about how the public health approach to #monkeypox, once again, overlooks trans people, particularly Black trans people. Thank you very much @imarajones, @AsaRadix & @ElleLettMDPhD 🧵
translash.org/podcast/
I found myself hitting the jump-back-30-second button over and over again to make sure I fully absorbed certain parts.
On the inexplicable lack of ability to note that someone is trans on initial CDC forms:
“I wonder if by not counting, people pretend that the disparities don’t exist.” @AsaRadix
“A lot of the same mistakes keep happening…Why do we have another outbreak, and we’re seeing the same thing again?“ @AsaRadix
“The degree we respond as a society is directly related to how much we care about the people disproportionately impacted.” @ElleLettMDPhD
Related to this:
“the [monkeypox] response must be centered on equity and giving everyone a seat at the table, especially African countries who have borne the brunt of the virus for much longer than newly affected countries.” @Boghuma
cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00983-7
I like what @ElleLettMDPhD said at the end: ““I refuse to accept the status quo. I have faith in the infinite creativity of humanity. We have cars. We have airplanes. We *can* reimagine this world and this healthcare system in a way that’s equitable.”
It’s more a question of whether we want to…
Go listen to this episode!
Isabel Goldman
@isabelgoldm
Inclusion & Diversity @CellPressNews, Leading Edge Editor @CellCellPress. Mother, vegetarian, 🏃♀️, 🌇 and 🎧. 🏳️⚧️ #DEI — Opinions are my own.