Greenburgh Pride

  “Now is the time we need pride the most. We cannot succumb to fear or shame, and we cannot stand down to threats of violent oppression. We are under attack by a conservative legislative agenda that ignores our medical evidence and peer-reviewed literature. We must fight for our patients to receive the medically necessary […]

My Authentic Voice: Expanding the Sound Between Man and Woman By: Z Paige Lerario, MD, NYS CRPA/CPS-p May 2, 2022 Blog originally posted in: Neurology Blogs, Voices: Lived Experience Based on the original research article published in: The Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research In collaboration with the team at New York University’s: Acoustic […]

“Children remember what they are taught; What they should do, And what they should not. Whom they should love, And whom they should hate. What is one’s choice, And what is one’s fate.” Wei Dewdney (they/it) Greenburgh Pride 2021 | Edgemont GSA     Refuel Our Amazing LGBTQIA2S+ Youth Energy! Donate to Greenburgh Pride 2022 […]

The Nonbinary Physician Activist: “Do No Harm” Implies Equity as the Outcome.   Gender nonconformity and outspoken nonbinary voices are stigmatized in medical professionalism.  Anti-LGBTQ climates in healthcare and research settings are psychological iatrogenesis which require structural changes to avoid further malpractice.  Academic medicine should take largescale and immediate action based on lessons learned from […]

What Does Visibility Mean to Me? “I view my gender expression as free expression of identity, of thought, of self, and of art. Some forward-thinkers may perceive my gender expression favorably, some may feel ambivalent, and some may laugh or scowl at it or have violent or shocked reactions to it. Nevertheless, it commands attention.” […]

    Because in authenticity, I have found inspiration, strength and passion in leadership. And when you have these qualities, there is no longer reason for dominance and no longer room for complicity or silence. Mackenzie P Lerario, MD, NYS-CRPA/CPS-p                               […]

A Preventable Trauma: The Urgent Need to Expand Gender Diversity in Neurologic Health care Originally published in: Neurology Blogs, Voices: Lived Experience Mackenzie P Lerario, MD, NYS CRPA/CPS-p American Academy of Neurology, Emerging Leaders Program We are at the precipice of an emerging professional and public health care crisis within neurology.  We are at a […]

    Outdated Binary Standards in Youth Athletics: A Need for Gender-Inclusive Policies   Mackenzie P Lerario, MD, NYS CRPA/CPS-p Neisha G Wiley, MSW, LSW   “What are you doing in here?”    A middle-aged, white woman approached me fiercely in the women’s bathroom.  Her tone implied that my Y chromosomes were most unwelcome, let alone […]