Harvard medical students aren’t being taught that infants can identify as LGBTQ. The class at the center of this claim teaches how to provide medical care for infants with physical variations in sex development that can arise in utero.
used for a variety of physical conditions in which a person is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t fit the typical definitions of female or male. The conditions may or may not be noticeable at birth."neglected to mention that some infants are born with variations in sex development."
The school’s statement said the course teaches about providing care for infants who have"physical variations in sex development that arise in utero and are present at birth. These include chromosomal, gonadal, and anatomical variations, all of which are relevant to medical care and treatment to ensure healthy development."A TikTok video claims that Harvard Medical School is teaching students how to care for infants who identify as LGTBQ.
It is not. When it comes to infants, the class teaches how to provide medical care for babies who are born intersex, meaning a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t fit typical definitions of female or male. Babies born intersex have physical variations in sex development that can arise in utero and are present at birth.
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