{"id":8426,"date":"2023-03-31T09:22:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T13:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nephtc\/?p=8426"},"modified":"2023-07-31T15:06:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T19:06:17","slug":"happy-transgender-day-of-visibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nephtc\/2023\/03\/31\/happy-transgender-day-of-visibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Transgender Day of Visibility!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tdov.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>International Transgender Day of Visibility\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span>is today, March 31! At NEPHTC, we\u00a0are celebrating the accomplishments, talent, success, and resilience of the transgender community. Transgender Day of Visibility is also a time to raise awareness of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/transequality.org\/know-your-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trans rights<\/a>\u00a0and reflect on how we can make\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyyouth\/terminology\/sexual-and-gender-identity-terms.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our communities more affirming for trans people<\/a>. This message is especially crucial now,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-health-texas-state-government-tennessee-minnesota-878a9217fa434f3ecd83738a71e40572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as the rights of transgender youth<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-health-texas-state-government-tennessee-minnesota-878a9217fa434f3ecd83738a71e40572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0are under constant legislative\u00a0attack<\/a>.\u00a0As members of the public health workforce, we must ensure that our healthcare environments are trans-inclusive.\u00a0Check out our trainings below to learn how to foster supportive spaces in your community!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nephtc.org\/enrol\/index.php?id=304\">Transgender Public Health in Maine Through the Lens of Tobacco Use<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nephtc.org\/enrol\/index.php?id=259\">Transgender Introductory Primer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nephtc.org\/enrol\/index.php?id=108\">Creating Transgender Inclusive Healthcare Environments<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nephtc.org\/enrol\/index.php?id=71\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nephtc.org\/enrol\/index.php?id=71\">Queer and Trans Youth: Creating Affirming Care and Supportive Spaces<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Resources<\/h3>\n<div><span>NEPHTC staff put together this list of resources for anyone seeking additional educational opportunities:\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyyouth\/terminology\/sexual-and-gender-identity-terms.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">List of Terminology from the CDC: &#8220;Health Considerations for LGBTQ Youth&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genderandparenting.squarespace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Gender and Parenting Project:\u00a0Expert Consensus Guidelines for Parents and Caregivers for\u00a0Navigating Early Childhood Gender Identity and Expression<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/1161727790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR&#8217;s\u00a0<em>All Things Considered\u00a0<\/em>program:<em>\u00a0&#8220;<\/em>Bans on medical care for trans youth are moving quickly through state legislatures.<em>&#8220;<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/cme.bu.edu\/shield.bu.edu\/content\/supporting-lgbtqi-youth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SHIELD&#8217;s\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cme.bu.edu\/shield.bu.edu\/content\/supporting-lgbtqi-youth\">Supporting LGBTQI Youth\u00a0training<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainetrans.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Trans Net<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Trevor Project<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ccp-timestamp=\"1626960576533\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/cgly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massachusetts<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/cgly\/\">\u00a0Commission on LGTBQ Youth<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ccp-timestamp=\"1626960576533\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthvermont.gov\/interest-groups\/lgbtq-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vermont Department of Health LGBTQ+ Resources<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ccp-timestamp=\"1626960576533\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtq.yale.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office of LGBTQ Resources at Yale School of Public Health<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ccp-timestamp=\"1626960576533\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/health.ri.gov\/programs\/detail.php?pgm_id=1106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rhode Island Department of Health\u00a0Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Equity Group (SOGI Equity)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Transgender Day of Visibility\u00a0is today, March 31! At NEPHTC, we\u00a0are celebrating the accomplishments, talent, success, and resilience of the transgender community. Transgender Day of Visibility is also a time to raise awareness of\u00a0trans rights\u00a0and reflect on how we can make\u00a0our communities more affirming for trans people. This message is especially crucial now,\u00a0as the rights [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20096,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[553,18,521,522],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nephtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8426"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nephtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nephtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nephtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20096"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nephtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nephtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8429,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nephtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8426\/revisions\/8429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nephtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nephtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nephtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}