In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr David Azul (they/them) and Dr Sterling Quinn (he/they). They discuss ways that 'minority stress’ can be experienced by trans and gender diverse individuals, and how speech pathologists and institutions can support the inclusion and wellbeing of service users, colleagues, research participants, and others.

Resources:

World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH): https://www.wpath.org/

WPATH Standards of Care: https://www.wpath.org/soc8

Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH): https://auspath.org.au/

AusPATH Standards of Care: https://auspath.org.au/standards-of-care/

The Walkern Katatdjin (Rainbow Knowledge) project from Telethon Kids – this project aims to understand and promote the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people: https://www.telethonkids.org.au/projects/walkern-katatdjin-rainbow-knowledge/

Shakara Liddelow-Hunt (they/she) and the community advisory team behind the Walkern Katatdjin project – during the podcast Dr Quinn referenced discussion from this research team’s recent presentation at the 2023 AusPATH conference regarding how trans and gender diverse First Nations individuals often feel they need to leave one aspect of their identity ‘at the door’ when accessing health services: https://www.telethonkids.org.au/contact-us/our-people/l/shakara-liddelow-hunt/

LaTrobe University Short Course – Speech pathology with trans and gender diverse people: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/courses/short-courses/speech-pathology-with-trans-and-gender-diverse-people

Dr David Azul profile and publications: https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/dazul and https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XPZaESEAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr Sterling Quinn profile and publications: https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/qquinn/publications and https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=D21TX2AAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

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