00:05Can you imagine how scary it is for a trans person to go to the hospital?
00:09Is there a box other than man or woman?
00:11I scratch out male and female and write in trans.
00:15Trans people face a host of specific issues.
00:17As well as ones that don't require talking about our genitals.
00:20Yes, I'm certain that I'm not pregnant.
00:23And not for lack of trying, honey.
00:24So what does my broken toe have to do with my genitals?
00:27Did you know that many trans people provide their own medical care?
00:30We swap hormone regimens like...
00:32What do people swap these days?
00:34YouTube videos, vines, memes.
00:37Yes, all of that.
00:38Often, we're the ones telling the doctors what we need.
00:41For real.
00:42It's not up to you to decide what's medically appropriate.
00:45And what may seem cosmetic to you is life-saving for me.
00:49Besides, I don't come between you and your doctor.
00:53Seriously, don't come for me and mine. He's fine. Back off.
00:56Are you a doctor?
00:57Or a nurse?
00:58Or do you ever talk to one?
01:00Ask them if they feel competent providing care for trans people.
01:03Sure. They'll wonder why you're asking.
01:05But won't that make you seem interesting?
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