An important piece on the decolonization of global health. Which I think leads us to assess Black Lives Matter as part of a global health crisis (ie the killing of Black and brown people by the hands of the state). Global health is George Floyd. Global health is Breonna Taylor.

“Remember to imagine and craft the worlds you cannot live without, just as you dismantle the worlds you cannot live within.” ~Ruha Benjamin Incredible resource guide on prisons, policing, & punishment by @MicahHerskind link.medium.com/X8PShYFme7

Data on police killings are only collected in about 16 states - we have more data from the CDC about how many people are killed by jellyfish. *We need comprehensive data reporting, which decreases officer-involved killings by ~25%*

~ On repeat ~ "If we want to develop an intersectional perspective, the trans community is showing us the way... We support the trans community precisely because this community has taught us how to challenge that which is totally accepted as normal."

Racial and ethnic inequalities in COVID-19 deaths persist in the UK, with South Asians 20% more likely to die in hospitals than white people. South Asians have higher rates of diabetes, facing poverty, crowded homes, and other social barriers to health. bbc.com/news/health-53…

Some thoughts on the vulnerabilities experienced by LGBTIQ people worldwide during COVID19 - as they may be targeted or brutalized by state governments, or simply left out of prominent reports by World Health Organization (WHO), World Bank, and The Lancet. It is not just up to NGOs to fill the gaps...

Pharmaceutical companies are striking billion dollar deals, from research funded by tax-payers, while keeping the science secret. We need 1) no monopolies 2) tech transfer so that 3) effective vaccines can be made at cost throughout the world. #PeoplesVaccine

This #ElectionDay, I'm inspired by recent unprecedented editorials on the need to openly & seriously engage w/ political determinants of health. Indisputable evidence of systemic inequities & the #COVID19 crisis obligate us all to take a firm stand in favor of science and truth.

The epitome of joy and justice. "To the political leaders who work to criminalize trans healthcare and deny our right to exist..: you have blood on your hands...I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer."

"The pandemic has gutted low-income and middle-class people around the world and for many of them the reality is that they have to travel to access affordable health care.” nytimes.com/2021/01/19/tra…

How should we address inequitable healthcare access and outcomes? Join us for #CrisisofCaring as we explore how the humanities can help address challenging issues in healthcare. Registration is free: bit.ly/3AsEbjw #healthequity #medtwitter

The Thai government's advancement of medical tourism has relied on Thai transgender women's labor, and negatively impacted their health outcomes. Just published in @socscimed: authors.elsevier.com/a/1etph-CmUvqk8

Discussing medical tourism, global health equity, and transgender rights with With Good Reason. Check out the interview: withgoodreasonradio.org/episode/beyond…

Global health equity means including trans & gender-diverse people. It addresses root causes of health disparities like economic exclusion. It involves legal protections, joy, & freedom to exist across the sex-gender continuum. My piece in The Conversation U.S.: theconversation.com/health-rights-…

Tomorrow is #WorldAIDSDay2022, check out this #openaccess paper from Sociology of Health and Illness Journal: "‘Don’t think that we die from #AIDS’: Invisibilised #uncertainty and global #transgender health" Reya Farber onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

🤔Did you know... 95% of global health-related organizations do not recognize or mention the needs of gender-diverse people in their work. Reya Farber salon.com/2022/12/06/hea…