In today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Avi Vieira, a specialist in LGBTQ+ therapeutic care. Over the course of our hour together, we discuss art and culture in the South West, getting past preconceptions around both psychiatric care and queer identities, and their concerns about how anti-trans policy might affect their ability to live and work in Arizona.
Additional context for the conversation
* NM Unites for Marriage — Equality New Mexico
* Center for Contemporary Arts – Santa Fe
* Meow Wolf: Immersive Art Experiences
* Galaxy’s Edge Coca Cola Bottles: https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/28/20837069/tsa-disneyland-star-wars-thermal-detonator-coke-bottles
* The “Genderbread Person”
* The Arizona Psychological Association
* Arizona’s Senate Bill 1138
Arizona Equals is a conversational interview podcast chronicling the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ Arizonans. If you’d like to be a guest on a future episode of the podcast, you can sign up today on our website!