Dr. Bex Canner (they/them) is a queer non-binary transgender GP who works in a Youth One Stop Shop clinic in Whanganui-a-Tara.  Originally from the US, Bex went to medical school in Canada and completed residency training in Family Medicine with a rural focus in the US. After working for many years as a rural GP, they came to Aotearoa to work as a GP and teach medical students in rural South Otago. In 2016, when their 15-year marriage ended, Bex found that being middle-aged, queer, and single in a rural town was not a viable long-term plan and subsequently moved to Wellington to work at Evolve Youth service where they have a special interest in providing gender-affirming care to rangatahi under the age of 25.  Bex is also a founding member of the recently established Pride in Health trust, which seeks to improve access to education and resources to doctors providing care to patients in the Rainbow Community. 

In this episode, we discuss their journey from music into family medicine, navigating their sexuality and identity, gender affirmation surgery and testosterone, their mental health and their work at Evolve Youth supporting the Rainbow Community.

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As always, if you have any feedback or queries, or if you would like to get in touch with the speaker, feel free to get in touch at [email protected].

Audio credit:
Bliss by Luke Bergs https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud
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Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/e9aXhBQDT9Y