The E(Queer)ity Podcast

The E(Queer)ity Podcast

by Renée Brown
EducationMedicine
Season 2

Centering Reproductive Justice within the Queer Community w/ Khye Tyson

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 reproductive justice movement birthwork for same sex and queer individuals/couples addressing inequities in fertility treatments and ART (assisted reproductive technology) the impact of abortion restrictions on family planning and bodily autonomy . . . Khye Tyson (they/them) is an unapologetic southern queer Black femme who enjoys yoga, building community, laughing, subverting the gender binary, and reminding people that they can fire their doctors. Khye is a sacred transition guide, entrepreneur, healer, consultant, and educator working toward a world in which Black queer and trans people, women, and femmes can live, thrive, and raise healthy families freely within a healthy community. . . . Thank you for listening in! If you would like to read more about the charity we discussed today, please visit kuluntu.center. You can find references written in the biography. Let’s push the conversation more on Instagram @EQueerityPodcast, Twitter/X @EQueerityPod or on TikTok @theeqpod. Also, please subscribe here on YT! Full video podcast episodes are posted on YouTube which is also linked in bio or you can type The E(Queer)ity Podcast in the search bar. Take care and see you in the next episode! 😊 . . . If you have any ideas on another segment, yourself or someone you know who would like to come on as a guest, or any feedback/comments/questions, email media@eqpod.info. . . . The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker's and guest's own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the organizations they are apart of or the people with whom they collaborate.
S2 · E4
Sep 4, 2024
1:00:07

Building Healthy & Affirming Communities Through LGBTQ+ Housing w/ Jim Harvey

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: housing as a form of physical, emotional, and psychological security encouraging intergenerational discussion between youth and older adults the creation of One Roof Chicago meant to house LGBTQ+ individuals living in the South Side of Chicago . . . References: 1) Healthy People 2030 (https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health/literature-summaries/quality-housing) 2) LGBT People and Housing Affordability, Discrimination, and Homelessness (https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-housing-instability/#:~:text=Compared%20to%20non%2DLGBT%20people,%2C%20safe%2C%20and%20affordable%20housing.) . . . . Jim Harvey is Executive Director for One Roof Chicago, a Chicago based development non-profit that is currently building intergenerational housing and services for LGBTQ+ seniors and young adults. He is a Masters level Public Health professional with more than 35 years of service to Community Health programs funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Bureau of Primary Health Care. He oversaw the development of the Capacity Building Assistance Program and managed a division of CDC’s National Prevention Information Network for several years. He also consulted for the Chicago Department of Public Health and the Georgia Department of Human Services Minority Health Division. Jim is a native of Chicago where he resides with his spouse of 24 years and their four dogs and a cat. He is also an avid collector of art from the African diaspora. . . . Thank you for listening in! If you would like to read more about the charity we discussed today, please visit oneroofchicago.org. You can find references written in the biography. Let’s push the conversation more on Instagram @EQueerityPodcast, Twitter/X @EQueerityPod or on TikTok @theeqpod. Also, please subscribe here on YT! Full video podcast episodes are posted on YouTube which is also linked in bio or you can type The E(Queer)ity Podcast in the search bar. Take care and see you in the next episode! 😊 . . . If you have any ideas on another segment, yourself or someone you know who would like to come on as a guest, or any feedback/comments/questions, email media@eqpod.info. . . . The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker's and guest's own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the organizations they are apart of or the people with whom they collaborate. . . . #health #medicine #publichealth #queerpride #lgbtq🌈 #podcast #healthdisparities #queerinmedicine #blackownedbusiness #latinxownedbusiness #queerownedbusiness #hiv #socialjustice #research #honest #dialogue #discussion #housing #affordablehousing #homeless #bronzeville #chicago #BIPOC #southside #intergenerational #intergenerationalhealing
S2 · E3
Aug 27, 2024
45:25

Embracing The Linkage Between Neurodiversity & Queerness w/ Pasha Marlowe

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 being dyslexic or bipolar, as examples. Pasha (pronouns she/they) @neuroqueercoach & I discuss, that queer people are more likely to be neurodivergent and that neuroqueering is a way of viewing the world that anyone can practice. . . . Pasha Marlowe (she/they) brings 30 years of professional experience as a mental health professional and coach for neurodivergent adults. She speaks on virtual and live global stages on issues of neurodiversity, disability inclusion, and LGBTQIA+ advocacy. She also brings 53 years of lived experience as a multiply-neurodivergent, disabled, and queer person. . . . References: 1) "Neurodiversity & Gender-Diverse Youth: An Affirming Approach to Care 2020" by the National LGBT Health Education Center, 2) "LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity: the links between neurodivergence and being LGBTQ+" by The Brain Charity . . . . Thank you for listening in! If you would like to learn more about what Pasha does, listen to their podcast: Neuro Queering: Beyond the Intersection of Neurodiversity and Queerness, available on most streaming platforms. You can find references written in the biography. Let’s push the conversation more on Instagram @EQueerityPodcast, Twitter/X @EQueerityPod or on TikTok @theeqpod. Also, please subscribe here on YT! Full video podcast episodes are posted on YouTube which is also linked in bio or you can type The E(Queer)ity Podcast in the search bar. Take care and see you in the next episode! 😊 . . . . If you have any ideas on another segment, yourself or someone you know who would like to come on as a guest, or any feedback/comments/questions, email media@eqpod.info. . . . The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker's and guest's own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the organizations they are apart of or the people with whom they collaborate . . . #health #medicine #publichealth #queerpride #lgbtq🌈 #podcast #healthdisparities #queerinmedicine #blackownedbusiness #latinxownedbusiness #queerownedbusiness #hiv #socialjustice #research #honest #dialogue #discussion #neurodivergence #autism #adhd #mentalhealth
S2 · E2
Aug 13, 2024
58:29

Combating Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Health Disparities w/ Stewart O'Callaghan

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 work support for queer individuals w/ a cancer diagnosis fighting misconceptions on cancer risk impacting queer populations Stewart O'Callaghan (they/them) is the award-winning Founder and CEO of OUTpatients, the UK's LGBTIQ+ cancer charity. Building upon their personal experience as a cancer patient, the charity is proudly patient-led and working to improve the representation, information and support available to LGBTIQ+ people affected by cancer. . . Reference: A case-control study of healthcare disparities in sex and gender minority patients with breast cancer. . . Thank you for listening in! If you would like to read more about the charity we discussed today, please visit outpatients.org.uk. You can find references for our conversation in this episode’s biography. Let’s push the conversation more on Instagram @EQueerityPodcast, Twitter/X @EQueerityPod or on TikTok @theeqpod. Full video podcast episodes are posted on YouTube which is also linked in bio or you can type The E(Queer)ity Podcast in the search bar. If you liked what you heard today, please give the show a quick star rating, follow, and/or subscribe on your preferred listening platform. Take care and see you in the next episode! 😊 . If you have any ideas on another segment, yourself or someone you know who would like to come on as a guest, or any feedback/comments/questions, email media@eqpod.info. . . The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker's and guest's own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of anyone, thing or place affiliated with the speaker or guest. . . #health #medicine #publichealth #healthdisparities
S2 · E1
Aug 4, 2024
52:06
Season 1

Incarceration Should Not Exclude Gender Affirming Care

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, Deputy Chief of Medicine for the Illinois Department of Corrections, about her impactful work pioneering and advocating for the care of transgender individuals within the penal system as an ally and physician. In this final episode of season 1, join our discussion as we reflect on creating equitable healthcare for this marginalized group in our society.
S1 · E8
Nov 30, 2023
59:09

In Honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance

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 our guest today, Anna Jayne Metcalf, sheds light on the number of killings worldwide involving anti-transgender violence. We talk about the website's utility in uncovering important, undiscovered data points that governments should be collecting and how the death reports serve as the basis for understanding the public health crisis of increased mortality of TGD people.
S1 · E7
Nov 21, 2023
58:58

LGBTQ+ Focused Community Health Organizations Are Saving Lives

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 Williams, one of the organization's executive leaders, about the organization's growth, the intersection of faith, identity, and health, and the need for healthcare workers to reduce bias by interacting more with their community.
S1 · E6
Nov 15, 2023
59:55

Exploring the Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Drag Performance

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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 pleasure of speaking w/ local Tennessee drag star and activist, Vidalia Anne Gentry, whose voice and fearlessness have stood out in the spotlight.
S1 · E5
Oct 31, 2023
55:22

40+ Years Following the First Report of HIV/AIDS in June 1981: Where Are We Now?

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 conditions that negatively skew our treatment of people with HIV and other viruses mentioned within his book, The Viral Underclass.
S1 · E4
Oct 24, 2023
47:52

Why LGBTQ+ Healthcare Visits Go Wrong

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, informs us of their background working in research and nonprofit spaces to uplift marginalized queer populations, in particular bisexual individuals, and improve sex, sexual orientation and gender identity collection practices overall.
S1 · E3
Oct 17, 2023
56:51
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