Riordan Ledgerwood, MD

Pediatrician | UofL Peds Endo Fellow ‘28 | @NCCPeds grad | They/He | Trans masc | Military Trans Ban Survivorx2 | 🏳️‍🌈 ♠️ 🏳️‍⚧️ | 💉5/19/21 | KY is Home

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

Med Twitter/X, request for help:

A wonderful military intern is being separated before even starting their intern year due to being trans. If you have contacts ideally in the DC-MD-VA area for Internal Medicine programs please post below and I'll send you their e-mail.

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

I shouldn’t have to be considering fleeing the U.S., as a soon to be Army veteran, from the land of the Free.

I guess Freedom only applies to a special chosen few.

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

Class of 2009, by the way

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

10 years from now, I can see my college reaching out to me.

“You were the first openly trans resident at Walter Reed and med student at UofL and trans military Pediatrician. Will you come talk to our students?”

But for now it will be silence.

@CentreAlumni
@CentreC

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

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[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

⭐️ 1 in 5 Transgender American adults have served in the military.

⭐️ Transgender Americans are twice as likely to serve compared to their cisgender counterparts.

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

🪖 All we want to do is our jobs and serve.

🪖 Help us fight the ban.

🪖 Support the ACLU, GLAD Law, and Lambda Legal who are fighting for us in the courts.

🪖 Spread our message.

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

A good resource for any actively serving U.S. trans military member.

https://t.co/7tEEqCkidY

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

I am now actually banned.

According to the policy which came out yesterday, I will be forcibly separated despite 11 years of service, 7 years of serving as a Pediatrician and doctor to Soliders.

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

The shirt I designed is now being sold by SPARTA, the trans military organization. SPARTA gets a share of the profits with each sell.

I knew my t-shirt design skills would come in handy one day!

https://t.co/CmOyxhJxvD

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

The shirt I designed is now being sold by SPARTA, the trans military organization. SPARTA gets a share of the profits with each sell.

I knew my t-shirt design skills would come in handy one day!

https://t.co/CmOyxhJxvD

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

2021 vs 2025.

I’m still here. I know what I stand for.

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

Please share my story as I work to humanize trans people in the military and in medicine.

https://t.co/cWjoHY843C

[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

Hey @TheElliotPage , of anyone I see you able to tell my story.

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[Riordan Ledgerwood, MD @Ledgemd]

Hard copy is now available. Please consider buying a copy to support trans military members as we fight for our right to serve this country.

https://t.co/lx9d3thHC3