We’re joined on the Recovery Devon podcast this time by Max Cohen and Rea Pearson to talk about sexual orientation and gender identity. Are there some particular mental health challenges for different LGBTQ+ communities, and how can organisations like It’s All About You Wellbeing offer tailored help?
Historical perspectives are considered alongside current affairs, and we share ideas and exercises around gender identity.
Max has provided a rich variety of resources to support this podcast below. Thanks to Max and Rea for a fascinating conversation!
Links and Resources to support the podcast
It’s All About You Wellbeing
- Directory of counsellors and wellbeing practitioners https://www.itsallaboutyouwellbeing.com/directory
- LGBTQ+ awareness training and courses https://www.itsallaboutyouwellbeing.com/events
- Resources and links https://www.itsallaboutyouwellbeing.com/links
Genderbread person – aspects of gender identity and sexual orientation
- first version https://www.genderbread.org/resource/genderbread-person-v1
- more detailed version https://www.genderbread.org/resource/genderbread-person-v4-0
Timelines of significant historical dates for LGBTQ+ communities
- https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/key-dates-lesbian-gay-bi-and-trans-equality
- https://www.bl.uk/lgbtq-histories/lgbtq-timeline
Guide to flags and terms My Umbrella LGBT+ https://www.myumbrella.org.uk/guide-to-lgbt
NHS Gender Identity Clinics https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/how-to-find-an-nhs-gender-identity-clinic/
The Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy in the UK https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/mou/
Magnus Hirschfeld – treated the first transgender patients to receive gender reassignment surgery https://lgbt.wikia.org/wiki/Magnus_Hirschfeld
Diverse gender identities – a cultural history
- Gender concepts around the worldhttp://www.gendertrust.org.uk/gender-concepts-around-the-world/
From a presentation by The Mafia Trans @lamafiatrans:
- Muxes: celebrating Mexico’s third gender (Dazed Digital article ) https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/28689/1/muxes-celebrating-mexico-s-third-gender
- Sistergirls and brother boys in indigenous Australia https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/the-reality-of-being-black-and-trans-in-australia/
- Hijra in India https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-Hijra-Kinnar-Aravani-etc?fbclid=IwAR1p_CI5ZIod6jA7W9LNDRgxNK0IRXD_cgzzOCnhQKOEKgNqY7ms5Tb9a8s
- Two-spirit in First Nation North American tribes https://www.dictionary.com/e/gender-sexuality/two-spirit/
- Fa’Afafine: Behind Samoa’s third gender https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37227803
- Waria – Indonesia’s third gender community https://itvs.org/blog/tales-of-the-waria-inside-indonesias-third-gender-community
Lockdown videos from It’s All About You, too!
The team were kind enough to provide us with a series of videos as part of our Dailies lockdown project in 2020, and they proved to be amongst our most popular, stacking up thousands of views on Facebook. You can watch them all in a YouTube playlist here: