Title: Making Space
Presenter(s): Dr. Julia Chronopoulos
Date: March 7, 2020
PEARL: Updating language.
Organ inventory: Do you have all your parts that you were born with them?
Sexual history: Do you have sex with anyone who has sperm? Are you having sex with anyone with uterus and ovaries?
Gender: "People born with testes", "People born with a uterus", Is there any particular way that you identify? What does that mean to you?
PEARL: Sexual history a la Chronopoulos:
Infectious disease - swabs: Do you currently have any sexual partners? Do you need to talk about STI prevention or testing? What parts of your body do you use for sex? I ask because the current STI guidelines suggest that we swab whatever you are using. What parts of the body do your partners use for sex?
Infectious diseases - blood: Are you aware of the HIV status of all of your partners? Are you doing anything to prevent HIV and other STIs?
Pregnancy: Do you need to talk about pregnancy prevention? Could any of the sex you are having result in pregnancy?
Survival sex: Are you ever required to have sex that you would prefer not to be having?
PEARL: Make space in our patterns of speaking.
Ask what people want to be called
Ask where they want to be called it
Ask their gender identity
Ask their pronouns
Ask where they want them used
De-gender all other language
Check before using potentially triggering language
Learn some lingo
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