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My visit to Inova hospital marred by binary intake form

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When Inova opened its Pride Clinic in Falls Church last year, an official hailed the new center as an inclusive space where LGBTQ+ patients would be welcomed at the door with the questions, “What are your pronouns?

How do you prefer to be addressed?” But that was not at all my experience when I visited the emergency room of an Inova hospital just a few miles away.

At Inova Alexandria Hospital, intake forms listed only two boxes — M or F — for me to be able to disclose my gender. I did not know how to answer.

I am transgender. I am non-binary. On forms and in life, it is very hard when you can’t find a box that fits you to be able to say who you are.

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