Sam Miles
sam-miles.bsky.social
Sam Miles
@sam-miles.bsky.social
Reader in Medical Sociology at Barts & the London @qmul.ac.uk; former social scientist @LSHTM.bsky.social & @KCL. Researching queer lives, technology, sexual health, youth, education.
..well as multiple barriers to healthcare, including open discrimination. Pronoun use is a straightforward way for not just #HIV and sexual health clinics, but any health setting, to demonstrate inclusive care.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
..found most were comfortable using pronouns, which is reassuring for service users (and trans staff). Mispronouning tended to be 'good faith' mistakes, but not always: some responses were surprising, given their line of work. This research is so important: #trans people face increased HIV risk as..
December 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I touch on the human rights work of @helenbamber.bsky.social; legacy of children's writer David Rees and his fight with #HIV; and finally what I learn from patients and @england.nhs.uk Barts students @qmulfmd.bsky.social in co-produced research, via wisdom from former @lshtm.bsky.social colleagues.
August 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM