At The Table Episode 23: Identities Matter: Pronouns & the Online Community

This week join your patient co-hosts Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, CEO of International Foundation for AiArthritis, and Charis Hill, a professionally disabled writer, speaker, and patient advocate as they discuss the sensitive topic of preferred pronouns and misgendering non-binary and transgendered individuals.

Charis is a person who embraces non-binary pronouns (they/them/their) and speaks openly about the emotional experience of being repeatedly misgendered on a daily basis. Tiffany also speaks candidly about the difficulty she has had avoiding the use of binary pronouns even though she is accepting of non-binary people and wants everyone to feel welcome in the AiArthritis organization.

AiArthritis will soon be launching the sister site to this podcast: the AiArthritis Voices 360 online forum. The forum will be a private online space where all patients can be "at the table" with us every step of the way. Members will be able to join additional conversations and projects based on topics discussed on our AiArthritis Voices 360 talk show.

This platform will enable all persons affected by AiArthritis diseases to have a voice, regardless of geography, disease limitations, or prior advocacy experience. It is critically important to our mission at AiArthritis that all patients feel welcome to have their seat at our table, whether it be by participating in our online forum or by grabbing a mic and co-hosting a podcast episode. AiArthritis seeks to build a community where marginalized people feel safe, and candid conversations like this minisode are an important stepping stone. Please join us and help us create a strong, inclusive community where everyone is welcomed.

 

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If you are a patient, a parent of a juvenile patient, or any other stakeholder (doctor, nurse, researcher, industry representative, or other health services person) - are you ready to join the conversation? It's your turn to pull up a seat. Join our new AiArthritis Voices program, where people living with AiArthritis diseases and other stakeholders who we need 'at the table' to solve problems that impact education, advocacy, and research sign up to have a voice in our initiatives. By signing up, you’ll get notified of opportunities to be more involved with this show - including submitting post-episode comments and gaining insider information on future show topics. Patients and all other stakeholders are encouraged to join so we can match you with opportunities to pull up a seat and TOGETHER - as equals - solve the problems of today and tomorrow.

 

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AiArthritis Voices 360 is produced by the International Foundation for Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Arthritis. Visit us on the web at www.aiarthritis.org/talkshow. Find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook (@ifAiArthritis) or email us (podcast@aiarthritis.org).

 

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