Gay Doctors Ireland Explained

Gay Doctors Ireland (GDI) is an organisation of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) physicians and medical students in Ireland. It was founded in Dublin by Conor Malone in 2010 as Ireland's first association for LGBT doctors.[1] [2]

Activity

GDI was created to provide an educational, professional and social support network for LGBT doctors and medical students. The group's inaugural annual general meeting featured Doctor Jesse Ehrenfeld of Harvard University.[1] [3] [4]

Among the issues addressed by the group is the Irish Blood Transfusion Service controversial ban on gay men donating blood. GDI argued the policies stigmatise gay men, and are a form of government-sponsored homophobia[5] [6] In September 2011, GDI criticised Deputy Brian Walsh's efforts to deny surgery to transgender patients.[7] [8]

In April 2011, GDI announced an annual LGBT Health Research Bursary for medical students, the first of its kind in Ireland. Its purpose is to sponsor undergraduate medical students in Ireland to undertake a summer research project focussed on LGBT health.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Irish Times . Gay and lesbian doctors find a voice . April 4, 2010 . Michelle . McDonagh . 2010-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020214920/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2010/0427/1224269149408.html . 2012-10-20 . live. Full version on GDI website here http://www.gaydoctorsireland.ie/news?start=6 .
  2. News: Changing conservative views . . Aoife . Connors . Terence . Cosgrave . April 28, 2010 . 2010-04-29 . https://archive.today/20120802115603/http://www.imt.ie/opinion/2010/04/changing_conservative_views.html . 2012-08-02 . dead.
  3. News: Medical Independent . First Irish gay doctors AGM . April 15, 2010 . Pat . Kelly . 2010-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125319/http://medicalindependent.ie/page.aspx?title=first_irish_gay_doctors_agm . 2011-07-21 . dead .
  4. News: Irish Medical News . Making medicine more inclusive . Lloyd . Mudiwa . May 4, 2010 . May 13, 2010 . June 17, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617221730/http://imn.ie/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi/ . dead . (copy on GDI website here http://www.gaydoctorsireland.ie/news?start=3)
  5. News: Irish Medical News . May 4, 2010 . Gay Doctors Ireland criticise blood transfusion ban . https://web.archive.org/web/20130521110619/http://imn.ie/index.php/news/3461-gay-doctors-ireland-criticise-blood-transfusion-ban . dead. May 21, 2013 . Lloyd . Mudiwa . The interim Chairman of Gay Doctors Ireland (GDI) has said the IBTS (Irish Blood Transfusion Service) policy of refusing blood donations from gay men is "unscientific" and outdated..
  6. Web site: Troy-Barnes . Ethan . 2011-10-04 . Flesh and Blood . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141022131931/http://www.universityobserver.ie/2011/10/04/flesh-and-blood/ . 2014-10-22 . 2014-06-29 . The University Observer .
  7. News: Gay Doctors Ireland slams TD's comments - the Medical Independent . 2011-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001062922/http://www.medicalindependent.ie/page.aspx?title=gay_doctors_ireland_slams_tds_comments . 2011-10-01 . bot: unknown .
  8. News: State paid for 14 sex-change operations over five years . The Irish Times . Fiona . Gartland . September 14, 2011 . 2011-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110914132655/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0914/1224304082329.html . 2011-09-14 . live.
  9. News: First LGBT health bursary announced . James . Fogarty . Medical Independent . April 21, 2011 . 2011-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110821161440/http://medicalindependent.ie/page.aspx?title=first_lgbt_health_bursary_announced . 2011-08-21 . dead .

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