Lex Rivers, MSN, RN, CNL

she/her | disabled facially disfigured transgender nurse living with cancer | writer and podcaster @RDisfigured

[Lex Rivers, MSN, RN, CNL @_SaltyLex]

@CJLawrenceSongs relatable af but with non-song writing

[Radically Disfigured Podcast @RDisfigured]

She has arrived! Pt 1 of our interview with @Kathleen_Bogart, disability prof/FD advocate. In this episode she reflects on her experiences at the Moebius syndrome conference and living with #MoebiusSyndrome, as well as intersections of disability, disfigurement, and #RareDisease.

[Lex Rivers, MSN, RN, CNL @_SaltyLex]

@kathleen_bogart thanks for sharing!

[Lex Rivers, MSN, RN, CNL @_SaltyLex]

@BethGrantDeRoos Hi Beth. To be clear, I made sure my patients knew they could come to me with the truth whether they liked me or not, and they did. Also, "less than desirable" is a misleading way to describe the discrimination, coercion, harassment, and stigmatizing behaviors I wrote about. -Lex

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

The discrimination I’ve gone through has been more unnerving than the awful disease, writes Lex Rivers, a disabled transgender oncology nurse. (via @latimesopinion)

https://t.co/xevKg2IWdq

[Transgender Cancer Patient Project @transcancerzine]

Congratulations Lex!
Check out the article in LA Times today about her experiences as a trans cancer patient!♥️

[Lex Rivers, MSN, RN, CNL @_SaltyLex]

Thank you @latimes for supporting my voice! It means a lot to be heard. I hope this will foster better care and understanding. @transcancerzine

Op-Ed: Why is it so hard to get healthcare as a trans cancer patient? https://t.co/txBbt0LQfT

[Radically Disfigured Podcast @RDisfigured]

It has arrived! "Stop Erasing Disfigurement from your Disability Politics" is our first #RadicallyDisfigured zine to come out! Stop Erasing Disfigurement from your Disability Politics discusses organizing, theory, and solutions for disfigurement organizing.

[Ash Alpert @ash_alpert]

Out now in @JournalGIM, our new paper about experiences of trans people reading their EHRs. @_saltylex @transcancerzine @TresneHernandez @jgriggs50 https://t.co/bZTYG6EK5n. #MedTwitter #LGBTQ Thread on findings: