The E(Queer)ity Podcast

(Pride month may be over 🏳️‍🌈) but season 3 of the podcast isn't! And now I want to share another incredible episode featuring the impressive Lee Mariño Clyne (they/he/elle/él), co-founder of @queercareinc ! The organization has been reshaping the recovery and support options that LGBTQ+ people, particularly who are transgender identifying, can have related to their surgical care. We talk about t...

It's been a while since the last Lived Experiences episode.. and we're back! I had the joy of sitting and speaking with the incredibly passionate and inspiring queer pediatrician, also known as Mama Beast, Dr. Lulu 😊 (she/her)..Dr. Lulu and I discuss her experiences: writing the book, About Your Black, Transgender Child being involved in consulting and public speaking efforts related to LGBTQ+ ma...

Starting off SEASON 3 with a spotlight on an outstanding person, Dr. Jerrica Kirkley, chief medical office and co-founder of @plume_clinic. The company serves 1,000s of trans and gender diverse people over the age of 18 by offering gender affirming care in the form of provision of hormones, creating community threads, and supporting mental health needs. . . . Reference: 1) getplume.co . . . Join o...

In our final installment for season 2, I speak w/ Dr. J Whitehead and Dr. Jackie Papadakis, a pediatric endocrinologist and child psychologist working at @luriechildrens SPROUT clinic (Supportive Program for a Range of Urogenital Traits), to highlight care for youth born intersex. Every year, children may be born with intersex traits. In addition, a person may discover they are intersex later in l...

Hey y'all! Today drops our newest episode with founder of @theventureoutproject , Perry Cohen (he/him), where we discuss his incredible work regarding embracing the outdoors among LGBTQ+ people. I was driven to speak w/ Perry after reading about the incredible hiking trips, some of which are days long, that are inviting and exploratory for queer folx to meet other people and be themselves outside...

I am happy to spotlight another episode featuring the amazing work of @cemarrpeterson (she/her), Safe Harbor Division Director at The Link Minnesota, involved in protecting youth, particularly who are LGBTQ+ and/or BIPOC, from sexual exploitation. You'll hear us discuss the reasons explaining why queer youth may be at risk of being trafficked given: being more likely to be unhoused running away or...

We have another exciting episode coming your way, featuring book author and LGBTQ+ academic scholar, @kevin.guyan (he/him), where we discuss the value of queer data. Gender, sex and sexual orientation, also known as SSOGI in some contexts for sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity, tells us the basic demographics, though not all, regarding the LGBT community and can be very influential in mo...

As we approach half of our season 2, I had the honor of speaking with the incredibly smart and kind, Khye Tyson ( they/them), who works as a sacred transition guide, leader in the birth work space, and passionate consultant and teacher on reproductive health needs of ALL patients based in Atlanta, GA (my hometown 🌆)! Tune into our conversation where we break down: the origin and meaning of the re...

In our 2nd episode under Lived Experiences, we have our joyful, SUPER funny, and amazing host of the @bottumsup.pod , Ms. Taylor Eyo (she/her)! We talk about the following: life in South Florida as a podcast creator herself and LGBTQ+ community advocate with a primary focus on uplifting local and regional queer folx placing an ❌ on terms like "gold star" and "coming out". healthcare visits that h...

We have another exciting episode coming your way focusing on the housing crisis impacting LGBTQ+ communities. The realities of being unhoused that impact LGBTQ+ youth and older adults, in particular, are manifold. Many queer people are either denied, rejected or can’t afford housing related to their identity or work circumstances. Join Jim Harvey (pronouns he/him) and I as we discuss the following...

I am very happy to share our next episode this season on the topic of embracing neurodivergence within the queer community. We are all neurodiverse as a people; it's neurodivergence, differences in sensory processing, motor abilities, and communication impacting how we manifest in the world, which we unfortunately can stigmatize. Neurodivergence can appear as being autistic or ADHD as well as bein...

We are kicking off Season 2 with our first significant topic in the LGBTQIA+ health disparity space: cancer. Join me and Stewart as we discuss the important work of the UK cancer charity, OUTPatients UK, focused on providing social and emotional support for queer individuals or their loved ones such as friends and family affected by cancer. Topics discussed include: importance of cancer charity wo...

Introducing the newest segment of The E(Queer)ity Podcast titled... Lived Experiences! Hope you enjoy these conversations going forward.

Tune into this first segment of Lived Experiences as we discuss Intersectional experiences being Black and queer in academia Thoughts about affordable action and its recent overturn Current status of diversity, equity and inclusion across higher education Moses' passion for addressing HIV health disparities within the LGBTQ+ community. Nephyri Akhenaten (she/her) is a first-year immunology PhD stu...

Did you know that Illinois was the second state in the US to accomplish a gender-affirming surgery for a transgender person in prison? When barriers limiting gender-affirming care for transgender people already exist plentiful on the outside, this process carries even more challenges, questions, and even litigation when considering individuals in prison. I speak with Dr. Lamenta Sweetie Conway, De...

In this episode, we discuss the most stark health inequity affecting transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people, mortality. In 2022, the Human Rights Campaign reported that 41 people in the US who were TGD-identifying died by means of gun violence or otherwise murder. These numbers are likely underreported due to stigma or misinformation. The existence of tdor.translivesmatter.info , founded by o...

In this episode, we praise the incredible life-saving work of community health organizations intervening in LGBTQ+ health disparities. Our case example, EmPower Global, started as a community-serving, nonprofit organization in Indianapolis that now serves on a global scale to empower TGNC and LGBTQIA+ disenfranchised communities with a focus on health and social services. I speak with Gregory Will...

In this episode, we discuss the recent attacks in media and legislation regarding the harms of drug culture, but with a positive spin. How has drag uplifted the lives of millions of queer people experiencing depression? What have drag performers done to promote healthy sex habits, such as condom usage? Drag should be a celebrated example for promoting health equity for LGBTQ+ people. I have the pl...

In this episode, we discuss the threat of viruses to our understanding of humanity, and how HIV has been the case example of a virus that has and continues to be used as a causative agent for stigmatizing and excluding queer communities from healthcare. Dr. Steven Thrasher, transdisciplinary scholar and journalist, speaks with us about his work investigating the systemic sociodemographic condition...

In this episode, we discuss the essential parameters of healthy, equitable healthcare visits for LGBTQ+-identifying patients, and what implications and misunderstandings result from negative interactions between patients and providers. Dr. Lauren Beach, an expert in chronic conditions related to sexual and gender minority health and translational research into improving health equity systems, info...

In this episode, we discuss the emergence of oppressive laws and legislation that disadvantage the access to gender affirming care and/or hormone replacement therapy for transgender and gender-diverse youth. Chanel Haley gives us an overview of the current attitudes and political climate in the state of Georgia regarding this issue and what role she plays to challenge this injustice.

In this episode, you'll receive a basis for understanding health equity conversations. This includes differing between health inequities vs. health differences, discussing inequity vs. equity vs equality vs. liberation, and understanding some of the specific barriers that impact the health access and outcomes for queer folx.