Thoughts on LGBTTQI issues

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The following thoughts on LGBTTQI and related gender identity issues have been precipitated by a recent exercise we did. The responses to these exercises, and the questions as I remember them, are recorded here.

Q: Would you approach male and female patients differently during a patient interview?
A: Yes. Females generally require gentler

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Q: Would you treat male and female babies differently?
A: Yes. Babies must be socialized in a manner congruent with their biology.

obviously i disagree.

BUT

When I enter a patient setting, I must leave my politics at the door.
because you said this i am blown away/impressed/left speechless/super proud of you.
yes.
absolutely! absolutely!
aTRON

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You're reading the sentence wrong.

Instead of 'babies must be socialized', try switching the intonation to 'babies must be socialized' (emphasis on italicized words). Keep in mind that these answers were written at an ungodly hour of the morning as I was trying to finish off an online exercise module, and as such are expressed in a casual, conversational tone rather than an unambiguous, legalistic one.

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If you are curious about the physiology of male and female sex differences, their genetic component, their impact on cognition or their impact on disease susceptibility, I invite you to visit PubMed, input "sex characteristics"[MeSH Terms] into the search box, click on the "Reviews" tab and browse the vast collection of secondary sources on the subject. Alternatively, add keywords or subject headings as necessary if you are interested in something specific.

In a nutshell, boys have something that girls don't, and girls have something that boys don't. Virtually every facet of the human experience is perceived through a gender lens which is rooted in this fact. It follows that the proper rearing of children must take into account the differing needs, strengths and weaknesses of the genders. Most healthy cultures have developed ways of working with gender differences, and these ways are as varied as the cultures themselves. What I 'have in mind' is not the support of one child-rearing approach above all others. Rather, I state that