Beyond the Binary: Humanism, Gender, and the Fight for Inclusive Healthcare

Beyond the Binary: Humanism, Gender, and the Fight for Inclusive Healthcare

Introduction: A System Designed to Erase When Alex J., a 27-year-old nonbinary person from rural Ohio, sought primary care, they encountered more than just clinical gaps – they faced systemic invisibility. “Every intake form assumed I was male or female,” Alex remembers. “I had to explain my gender every time, only to be misgendered or dismissed. One doctor told me flat out, ‘I don’t believe in that.’” Such erasure is widespread: according to th…