Author: lizs

Liz is a LGBTQ Medical and Science Writer. You can see more of her LGBTQ centered work in the Bi Women Quarterly and more of her science centered work at www.lifesciencewritingsolutions.com in the blog.

By lizs

Born and Made to Live this Way: Part 3, Dad It’s All Your Fault

By lizs

On October 24, 2016

An understandably confusing aspect of LGBTQIA genetics is how LGBTQIA genes are passed from generation to generation if LGBTQIA people are less likely to have biological children. This confusion may lead an individual to dismiss born this way sentiments or feel affirmed in their understanding that people choose to be LGBTQIA. Any genetics unit in […]

Health / Medicine , Psychology , Science , Transgender

Born and Made to Live this Way, Part Two: The Insanity Plea

By lizs

On October 13, 2016

The target audience of this website is most likely familiar with the history of pathologizing LGBTQIA people as mentally ill. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, more colloquial

Health / Medicine , Intersex , Queer , Science

Born and Made to Live this Way, Part One: “Baby We Were Born this Way”

By lizs

On October 7, 2016

“Born this Way,” is printed in bold gold glitter on a rainbow flag hanging in my historically gay neighborhood. Over Lady Gaga playing in my brain, I recall a troublesome aspect of the coming out