Gender & Sexuality

Abortion Provider Appreciation Day 2023: Celebration in the Face of Adversity

Written by Rohini Kousalya Siva, AMSA National President-elect & Board of Trustees Reproductive Health Project Liaison, Rohini is a 4th year medical student at Eastern Virginia Medical School Abortion Provider Appreciation Day 2023: Celebration in the Face of Adversity March 10th marks Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the courage and commitment...

International Women’s Day

Written by Jeff Koetje, MD, AMSA Reproductive Health Programming Strategist, and Anna Hindman, AMSA Vice President for Leadership Development,and Reproductive Justice Coordinator for Gender & Sexuality Action Committee;Anna is a 3rd year medical student at Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine International Women’s Day International Women’s Day (IWD) marks an important day for the...

Current Extremist Efforts to Curtail Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Youth

Written by Nikitha Balaji, AMSA LGBT+ Health Coordinator for Gender & Sexuality Action Committee and incoming M1   Current Extremist Efforts to Curtail Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Youth On Friday, February 10th, the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine confirmed a discriminatory and politically motivated rule which will prohibit physicians in Florida from...

Transgender Healthcare and Mental Health: Where We Are Today

By: Oscar Cazares, 2020-2021 AMSA WSL Programming Coordinator Oscar Cazares is a senior majoring in Psychology and Biology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.   June 2021, Pride month, brought some great news to the LGBTQ+ community, as the U.S. Department of Education announced Title IX will now cover the prohibition of discrimination...