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Welcome to Over the Rainbow, an LGBTQ+ podcast dedicated to queer education and queer representation. Hosted by Rachel Keighley (she/her).

Episode 12: Trans Youth and broken healthcare systems with Jack Lopez (he/they):

In this episode Jack and I are talk about trans youth and their access to healthcare.

In December 2020, a High court ruling against the Tavistock and Portman Trust here in the UK resulted in a withdrawal of important services for trans youth including access to puberty blockers.

Jack talks us through this high court ruling and how it is impinging on trans youth rights through access to healthcare. It is embedded in wrongly held beliefs that affect consent, bodily autonomy and wider issues of identity and choice.

Finally, we also talk about dysphoria and activism around lived topics that are so personal to you and your identity. Therefore it’s important that as you engage in activism you look after yourself and make sure you’re in the best play to show up and perform your allyship.

Information, support and resources:

• GIDs (Gender Identity Development Services for young people): https://gids.nhs.uk
• GIC (Gender Identity Clinic): https://gic.nhs.uk
• Gendered Intelligence: http://genderedintelligence.co.uk
• Mermaids UK: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk

People you should follow:

• Jack Lopez: https://twitter.com/anthroLopez
• Just Like Us: https://www.instagram.com/justlikeusuk/
• Trans Actual: https://www.instagram.com/transactualuk/
• UK Black Pride: https://www.instagram.com/ukblackpride/
• Thems Health: https://www.instagram.com/themshealth/

Podcasts to listen to:

• Busy Being Black
• Adventures in Time and Gender
• Cite Black Women

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Music: Find Your Way Beat by Nana Kwabena