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Op-Eds 

Commentary written by Dallas, some of it with co-authors, on health care access, workforce policy, clinical practice, and LGBTQ+ health. Each piece reflects the views of its authors at the time of publication.

Selected pieces

All op-eds

  1. Seth Moulton scapegoats trans athletes with his baseless views, Boston Globe, November 11, 2024

  2. How to take care of trans patients in hospice, STAT, August 22, 2023 (with Cathy Campbell)

  3. Trans Rights Are as American as Apple Pie, Newsweek, July 4, 2023

  4. How Massachusetts can protect trans people, Boston Globe, March 31, 2023

  5. A New Frontier - States Must Champion Trans Visibility and Care, The Hill, March 31, 2023

  6. Telehealth Is Key to Trans Health Care, Scientific American, August 12, 2022 (with Scott Hadland, MD)

  7. Massachusetts can continue to lead the way in providing gender-affirming health care, Boston Globe, August 9, 2022

  8. An open conversation about monkeypox, The Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 6, 2022

  9. How Gov. Ron DeSantis is attacking the freedom and liberty of all Americans, The Hill, August 6, 2022

  10. Gender-affirming health care is simply good health care, Boston Globe, July 4, 2022

  11. Western Massachusetts 1st transgender health center marks one-year anniversary, MassLive, June 22, 2022

  12. Giving gender-affirming care: ‘gender dysphoria’ diagnosis should not be required, STAT, March 11, 2022

  13. Passing the Equality Act will ensure LGBTQ civil rights, Boston Globe, February 15, 2022

  14. Anti-trans Bills Harm Freedom and Liberty for All, Newsweek, January 26, 2022

  15. How to expand health care coverage for trans and gender diverse populations, Boston Globe, November 20, 2021

  16. The exclusions that followed 9/11, The Hill, September 18, 2021

  17. Massachusetts leads the way in caring for the health needs of trans and gender-diverse people, Boston Globe, September 7, 2021

  18. Expanding telehealth is vital to the trans community, The Hill, August 05, 2021

  19. Transgender rights must be recognized as civil rights, Boston Globe, June 22, 2021

  20. A source of hope for trans community, Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 20, 2021

  21. A Future Informed by Gender-Affirming Care, Proto Magazine, May 2021

  22. Gender-affirming care offers a model for all of healthcare, The Boston Globe, May 03, 2021

  23. Live Free or Die doesn't mean legislating bodies, The Keene Sentinel, February 11, 2021

  24. Including transgender kids on teams is a win for all of Arizona, The Arizona Daily Star, February 3, 2021

  25. A Biden nominee offers a chance to learn from the transgender community, The Hill, January 25, 2021

  26. Capitalism will take over COVID-19 testing if the government allows, The Hill, December 22, 2020

  27. Coming Clean About Hydroxychloroquine, Newsweek Magazine, August 20, 2020

  28. We are worried that hospital COVID-19 data no longer goes to the apolitical CDC: Doctors, July 28, 2020

  29. Proposed Transgender Bills Showcased Legislature's Ineptness, The Tennessean, July 23, 2020

  30. Stop Rolling Back Expanded Practice Licenses for Nurse Practitioners, The Healthcare Blog, July 23, 2020 (with Katie Wolf, MBA)

  31. Healthcare Providers are Harming Trans Patients, Visible Magazine, June 29, 2020,

  32. Title IX and Transgender Athletes, The Boston Globe, June 12, 2020

  33. Feds must increase production of personal protective equipment and COVID-19 test kits, The Hill, March 14th, 2020

  34. Religious Clinicians Refuse to Provide Care to LGBTQ Families, Voices in Bioethics, April 1st, 2015