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Gender Diversity with Lumen Gorrie

Gender Diversity with Lumen Gorrie

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 For our final episode for Season 7, we’re thrilled to welcome clinical psychologist and lived-experience speaker, Lumen Gorrie (they / them), to speak with us about gender diversity. Lumen is a queer, trans, multiply neurodivergent, chronically ill, and disabled person based in Naarm. Lumen is passionate about neurodivergence, gender, queerness, disability and accessibility, making systemic change, and (in their words) neuroqueering the heck out of things! We cover a lot in this chunky ep! Including: What neurodivergence means to Lumen and how to respond to when people say, ‘don’t make this your whole identity!’Lumen’s path to discovering their own neurodivergence.Definitions: Lumen takes us through the difference between sex, gender, and sexuality.Lumen’s gender identity and their path to exploring and discovering this.Ways that Lumen experienced gender incongruence and dysphoria, and how they reclaimed connection to self.When an eating disorder is stemming from gender dysphoria.The interplay between gender diversity, neurodivergence, and other aspects of their identity for Lumen.What does gender affirming care look like and myths about gender diversity and trans-ness that get in the way of this care.Reflecting on gender affirming language.Lumen’s tips for those exploring their gender. You can find Lumen at their websites – LG Psychology and Appetite for Change Project – and on Instagram @brains.beyond.binaries and @appetite_for_change_project. Things we mentioned: Sexual Orientation and Autism (George & Stokes, 2018).Trans Healthcare and Neurodiversity FactsheetFactors leading to ‘de-transition’ or ‘re-transition’ (Turban et al., 2021).Gender affirming surgery having one of the lowest regret rates of all surgeries (Thornton, Edalatpour, & Gast, 2024). Organisations, listings, and resources TransHub – www.transhub.org.auTrans Heath Research – www.transresearch.org.auTrans Wellbeing – www.transwellbeing.comTranscend Australia – www.transcend.org.au ACON - www.acon.org.auEquinox – www.equinox.org.auCommunity-led national directory of services and groups for TGD folk – www.trans.auGender Minorities Aotearoa – www.genderminorities.comSwitchboard – www.switchboard.org.auSock Drawer Heroes – www.sockdrawerheroes.com Got questions for us?? Come along to our LIVE Q&A event! Held online on 27th June (with replay available to all ticket holders). Grab a ticket here and submit your question! Enjoyed the episode and want to support us further? Join our Patreon community! Patreon subscribers receive ad-free episodes, basic episode transcripts from Season 4 onwards, access to a monthly live zoom hang out, 50% off our episode articles, plus bonus monthly content (depending on subscription tier). Check out our Patreon page to support us, as we aim to make quality mental health care information accessible to everyone: www.patreon.com/ndwomanpod. Want polished copies of our episodes in beautiful and readable pdf article format? Grab them here. Contact us at ndwomanpod@gmail.com, or visit our website: www.ndwomanpod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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