ReShare: Gender identity & pronoun use: A guide for pediatric health care professionals

Here’s a great resource for those working with kids, especially transgender and gender expansive kids.

In a healthcare setting, respecting a patient’s gender identity and asking about the name and pronouns they use is a crucial element of good clinical care.

‘Using a person’s correct pronouns is an important sign of respect,’ says Sabra L. Katz-Wise, PhD, a Boston Children’s Hospital faculty researcher with pediatric expertise in sexual orientation and gender diversity. ‘Proper pronoun use also increases communication and trust with patients.’

Source: Gender identity & pronoun use: A guide for pediatric health care professionals – Notes Blog