Gender Queries – Details, episodes & analysis

How is gynecological, breast, and prostate cancer screening different for trans folks? What is it like to navigate the more gendered sides of healthcare as a trans person? And how can healthcare providers improve the experiences of trans patients in gendered spaces? We get into what we do (and don’t) know about gendered healthcare!

Featuring: 

• Kaiden Dalley (he/him)
• Dr. Sue Atkinson (she/her)
• Dr. Nadim Joukhadar (he/him)
• Xiaoqi Zhu (he/they)
• Pascale Fortin-Diagle (any pronouns) - @Hellogender_ 
• James Moriarty (he/him) - @100percenttransfat 
• Eleanor (she/her)
• Amy Prescott (she/xe) - @affirmpt

Time stamps:

• 02:50 - Breast cancer
• 08:53 - Gynecologic cancers
• 17:54 - James Moriarty: having a gendered cancer as a transman
• 24:52 - Prostate cancer 
• 26:00 - Testicular pathologies
• 27:33 - Eleanor: having an inguinal hernia as a transwoman
• 29:40 - Pelvic physiotherapy

Resources:

• Kaiden's map for gender neutral bathrooms in NFL. 
• Sherbourne Guidelines
• Amy's Pelvic Physio Linktree: http://linktr.ee/affirmpt  

Transcripts at linktr.ee/genderqueriespod

Instagram: @genderqueriespod

What do health outcomes look like for trans & gender-diverse youth? What are the risks and benefits of transitioning for youth? And how can healthcare providers help support families and kids through this process? We talk all things pediatrics with Dr. Arati Mokashi and Elsja Hennessy!

Time stamps:

• 00:48 - The Cass Review
• 03:48 - How many TGD youth are out there?
• 09:16 - Mental & physical health outcomes for TGD youth
• 13:50 - Social transition
• 20:01 - Elsja: supporting your child through social transition
• 32:16 - Puberty suppression
• 43:36 - Gender-affirming hormone therapy in youth
• 47:05 - Barriers to care for youth
• 50:35 - Detransition

Resources:

• Science vs Trans Kids’ Healthcare: Are We Getting It Wrong?
• Local child and youth mental health clinics
• Guidelines for supporting transgender and gender non-conforming students
• PFLAG Canada: parent support group
• The Youth Project
• Trans Lifeline for immediate support

Transcripts at linktr.ee/genderqueriespod

Instagram: @genderqueriespod

Recording date(s): August & September, 2024

Your gender-affirming care crash course! What is packing, binding and tucking? What are the risks, benefits, and options for gender-affirming hormone therapy? And how can folks access this care in Atlantic Canada? We explore the non-surgical side of gender-affirming care. 

Featuring: 

• Meaghan-Ray Peters (they/them) - @Chest_binding_support
• Pascale Joëlle (any pronouns) - @Hellogender_ 
• Dr. Sue Atkinson (she/her)
• Gabriel Enxuga (he/they)
• Jocelyn Adams (she/her) - @gacpei

Timestamps:

• 02:51- What is social transition?
• 03:38- Chest binding
• 08:10- Chest taping
• 11:50- Padding
• 12:16- Packing
• 13:39- Tucking
• 16:01- Violence against trans folks
• 19:10- What is medical transition?
• 19:46- Gender-affirming hormone therapy
• 32:27- How to access GAC?
• 33:25- Coverage for GAC

Resources:

• WPATH SOC8
• Transformation Closet
• Sherbourne Guidelines
• Rainbow Health Ontario: Trans Primary Care Guide
• Trans Care BC
• prideHealth NS
• Gender Affirming Care PEI

Transcripts at linktr.ee/genderqueriespod

Instagram: @genderqueriespod

Welcome to Gender Queries! Head to linktr.ee/genderqueriespod for transcripts and more Email us at genderqueriespod@gmail.com Find us on Instagram @genderqueriespod

How many trans & gender-diverse folks are interested in parenthood? How does gender-affirming hormone therapy affect fertility, contraception and family planning? What kinds of fertility preservation options are available? And what is it like to experience pregnancy as a trans person? We talk all things family planning! 

Featuring: 

• Dr. Heather Cockwell (she/her)
• Dr. Elgin Pecjak (he/him)
• Forrest Sandifer (he/him) - @groovyshroom

Time stamps:

• 00:50 - Canada’s history of forced sterilization
• 01:41 - Ethics of reproductive care access for trans folks
• 03:09 - Dr. Cockwell: Coverage and barriers to fertility care 
• 06:04 - Dr. Pecjak: How many trans people want to parent & what kinds of parenthood are they interested in?
• 14:53 - Dr. Cockwell: How puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormone therapy impact fertility + fertility preservation options
• 27:32 - Pregnancy experiences of trans folks
• 29:30 - Forrest Sandifer: trans experience of pregnancy, perinatal care and parenting
• 37:50 - Dr. Cockwell: Contraception for patients on gender-affirming hormone therapy

Resources:

• Forrest’s CBC Article
• RHO Guidelines that include costs of fertility treatment
• Conceivable: book about queer family in Canada 
• Queer Conception
• Baby Making for Everybody 
• Contraception Counseling for Transgender Patients Assigned Female at Birth

Transcripts at linktr.ee/genderqueriespod

Instagram: @genderqueriespod

Recording dates: October 2024 (Dr. Cockwell), January 2025 (Forrest), July 2025 (Dr. Pecjak)

2026 Update from Dr. Cockwell: Technology has progressed since this recording, and AART now offers both ovarian and testicular tissue cryopreservation for folks on puberty blockers!