In this episode, we’d like to welcome Shannon Whittington. Shannon is a speaker and best-selling author of her book LGBTQ ABC’s for Grownups. She is a clinical nurse expert in gender-affirming surgeries for transgender and nonbinary patients. She is an advocate of the LGBTQ community.
We will cover the following topics:
- What do transgender and binary mean and what are gender-affirming surgeries?
- What are some struggles and barriers the LGBTQ community faces?
- What is gender dysphoria? What age does it start?
- At what age can people be put on hormones or get surgery?
- What are some things we need to be conscious of when providing care to the LGBTQ population?
- How can I be an ally to the LGBTQ+ pop?
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0:00 Introduction with the Hosts/Affiliates/Updates
1:40 START OF SHOW
1:58 QUESTIONS FOR GUEST
7:35 GENDER DYSPHORIA
9:25 GENDER AFFIRMING SURGERIES
