FOR PICK UP AT CONFERENCE ONLY. It will ask for shipping address anyway, but we are not shipping pins at this time.

ALL PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS.

Why wear a rainbow caduceus pin?
For LGBTQ folks, accessing health care presents a number of challenges. Knowing that your provider is a safe space can be a game changer. The rainbow caduceus pin is a way for health care professionals to easily share their ally status. Health care professionals and students who wear this pin commit to providing compassionate care to the LGBTQ community. Seeing this subtle symbol could allow a transgender teen or elderly lesbian to feel truly comfortable with their health care provider for the first time.

Why the caduceus? Isn’t that the wrong symbol?
The two-snaked caduceus (aka the Staff of Hermes) is seen nationally as a symbol of health care. While we acknowledge that the Rod of Asclepius (one-snake) may be the historically accurate symbol, we wanted to use a symbol that was easily recognizable to the majority of patients and healthcare professionals.