Name: What doctors should know about gender identity
Uploaded: 2018-10-02T19:35:32Z
Duration: 14 min 15 s
Description: Kristie Overstreet is on a mission to ensure that the transgender community gets their health care needs met. In this informative, myth-busting talk, she provides a primer for understanding gender identity and invites us to shift how we view transgender health care -- so that everyone gets the respect and dignity they deserve when they go to a doctor.

Kristie Overstreet is on a mission to ensure that the transgender community gets their health care needs met. In this informative, myth-busting talk, she provides a primer for understanding gender identity and invites us to shift how we view transgender health care -- so that everyone gets the respect and dignity they deserve when they go to a doctor.

Kristie Overstreet: What doctors should know about gender identity

What doctors should know about gender identity

Transformative care: A clinician's mission evolves to ensure the transgender community receives dignified health services.

72% of healthcare providers feel ill-equipped to address LGBT health needs, revealing a critical gap in medical education.

Transgender individuals often face healthcare discrimination, underlining the urgent need for informed, respectful medical practices.