We need to talk about #HeForShe for a second. PLEASE READ.

To me, when women attendings tag a male attending and list them as “He For She”, they are basically endorsing them as “safe”.

Some (a very small few) of them are NOT safe.

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It is up to all of us to use that hashtag responsibly.

If you are a man that uses the hashtag #HeForShe , you better be supportive OFFLINE, I.e. at work, as well. That’s literally the whole point.

DO NOT BE A PSEUDO ALLY.

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Multiple women have messaged me saying 3 people - including Yukon Mike - who used hashtag #HeForShe sent them dick pictures.

This is extremely concerning because, with Yukon Mike, we allowed someone who is not a healthcare worker to infiltrate and harm.

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Going forward, I will only be using the #HeForShe for individuals who meet one of following criteria:
1) I met in real life

2) I have known to be ally for months through DM’s or otherwise

3) I have seen perform allyship work OFF OF TWITTER.

This is a low bar.

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@SharonneHayes @kari_jerge @JoyHenningsenMD @choo_ek @arghavan_salles @TIMESUPNOW @TIMESUPHC @drjessigold @RoxanaDaneshjou @darakass

Tagging people who I know care about this and also know real He For She allies in real life. We have to do better job with the HeForShe #.
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