Nondiscrimination Policy Update
Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.
To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.
Adjective
Describes a person whose gender identity falls outside the traditional gender binary (male/man versus female/woman). Other terms for people whose gender identity falls outside the traditional gender binary include non-binary, gender expansive, gender diverse, gender fluid, etc. Sometimes written as two words (gender queer).
Adapted from The Fenway Institute
