Shifting language for shifting anatomy: Using inclusive anatomical language to support transgender and nonbinary identities.
anatomical language
anatomy education
gender-affirming surgery
nonbinary
transgender
Journal
Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007)
ISSN: 1932-8494
Titre abrégé: Anat Rec (Hoboken)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101292775
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2022
04 2022
Historique:
revised:
22
11
2021
received:
07
06
2021
accepted:
07
12
2021
pubmed:
13
1
2022
medline:
29
4
2022
entrez:
12
1
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
While navigating a medical or surgical gender transition, transgender, and nonbinary people encounter anatomical language and concepts through their own informal research on the topics and directly through healthcare providers. Use of appropriate and inclusive language is important for affirming identities and can be fostered at any point during professional training through modeling of inclusive language and in the formal curriculum, including during anatomical education. In this article we discuss anatomical language and how it intersects with gender identity, first from the perspective of a transgender patient, then from the perspective of an anatomy educator. The patient shared how she benefited from informative resources, nongendered language, language tailored to her level of understanding, and providers not making generalizations about her based on her anatomy or sex assigned at birth. The educator shared her experience developing a primer on sex and gender that moved beyond a prescriptive binary and exposed students to language and concepts inclusive of diverse sexual and gender identities. Recommendations were made related to how to implement these lessons and better explore how transgender and nonbinary individuals experience anatomical language and the potential impact of language that is inclusive of gender-diverse persons in anatomical education as part of health professions programs. While sound medicine, procedure, science, and experienced professional skill were necessary, an essential positive aspect of the medical and gender transitions discussed was an intentionality around language by providers-including anatomical language.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
983-991Informations de copyright
© 2022 American Association for Anatomy.
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