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This week on The Ritual Nurse, we're celebrating Pride not just with rainbows, but with radical accountability, affirming care, and professional truth-telling. What does it really mean to practice nursing with equity—not just equality? How do we ensure that LGBTQIA+ and especially transgender patients receive safe, trauma-informed care, even when someone’s personal beliefs might conflict?

Spoiler alert: it’s not about opinion—it’s about ethical practice.
We cover:

• The difference between gender and sex (and why that matters)
• What cisgender and transgender actually mean
• Why using inclusive language is clinical best practice, not “going above and beyond”
• What to do when your personal beliefs and professional role collide
• Real resources for continuing your education as a safe, affirming nurse
• Plus: our “Clinical Pearls for Affirming Care” checklist and a rainbow-wrapped Coffee, Crystals, and Divination segment 💫

Whether you're here to learn, unlearn, or just feel seen—welcome home.

These are real, evidence-based, affirming organizations and tools for clinicians:

LGBTQIA+ Healthcare & Transgender Care

• WPATH – Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People
• The Fenway Institute – LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
• GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality
• U.S. Trans Survey
• OutCare Health Provider Directory

Inclusive & Trauma-Informed Nursing Practice

• ANA Code of Ethics – Provision 8
• Healthy People 2030: LGBTQ+ Health Goals
• National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center – Glossary of Terms
• The Joint Commission: Advancing LGBTQIA+ Patient Safety & Equity

Further Professional Development

• LGBTQIA+ Curriculum Toolkit (AAMC)

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