Thanks for publishing my photo, Forbes and Dr. Judy Stone, in How CDC’s Forbidden Words Will Harm Public Health And Research

Thanks for publishing my photo in this piece written by @DrJudyStone, @forbes.

As a physician I agree, it’s always best to use accurate words. And, I hope the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention don’t abandon the promising work they were doing to promote transgender person health:

So nice to see @CDCgov activity to understand and support transgender communities! #NTHS2017 pic.twitter.com/2ku9TWOshp

— Ted Eytan, MD, MS, MPH (@tedeytan) November 11, 2017

Additional photos from the silent dialogue in front of U.S. Health and Human Services (@hhsgov) headquarters are below.

The Hubert Humphrey building itself has an interesting history in its neo-brutalism, which I wrote about previously:

“I will not stop until we have the right to see our own information” – Part 2 -2015

The news that 7 words are banned from the CDC will have serious public health consequences. Here’s how.Source: How CDC’s Forbidden Words Will Harm Public Health And Research