Our Better Half

Gregory C. Carrow-Boyd is a Unitarian Universalist Master Credentialed Religious Educator, Aspirant for ministry, and doctoral student at the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Greg also works as the Coordinator for More Than Sex-Ed, a Greater LA-based sexuality education collective that brings comprehensive sexuality education curricula and justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accountability frameworks to schools, home school groups, families, educators and the greater community. Greg's research interests include critical theory, social media, Black liberation theology, effective sex education for Black teens, teacher education, and adult education.

You can find out more about Greg's work with More Than Sex-Ed here.

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Dr. Imani Woody is the founding director and CEO of Mary's House for Older Adults, Inc. She has a Ph.D. in Human Services, specializing in non-profit management. Dr. Imani has been an advocate of women, people of color and LGBT/Same Gender Loving issues for more than 20 years. Dr. Woody is a member of the National LGBT Elder Housing Initiative, and presented on LGBT housing issues at the White House. She is currently the Executive Director of Mary's House for Older Adults, an LGBTQ-SGL friendly organization creating welcoming environments throughout the US including its first residence providing safe and affordable communal housing for adults over 60 in Washington, DC. You can reach Dr. Woody here.

During the episode, Dr. Jane Fleishman mentions a recent article that she co-authored with Dr. Imani Woody, Mandy Carter, and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy in the Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships. Here is the citation for that piece:

Carter, M., Fleishman, J. M., Griffin-Gracy, M. M., Woody Macko, I. (2021). Black LGBTQ/SGL elders: A black transwoman, an African-American same-gender loving woman, and a black lesbian talking about sex with a cisgender white lesbian sex researcher. Journal of Black Sexuality and Research, 7(1), 1-20. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/781704

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Our guest today is Dr. Jessica Zager, a Doctor of pelvic health physical therapy, a sex counselor, and sexuality educator. As one of five physical therapists worldwide with an AASECT certification in sex counseling, she is uniquely equipped to help her patients transcend their sexual and/or pelvic dysfunction by taking into consideration their whole selves, be it ambitions, body, mind, spirit, or relationship(s).

Her approach is sex positive, trauma-informed, kink-aware, LGTBQIA+ affirming, poly-friendly, and rooted in mindfulness and intersectional feminist theory. You can reach Dr. Zager at www.drzager.com. She's also on Instagram @dr.jessicazager or you can email her at [email protected].

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Kelly Gordon is a 31-year old entrepreneur and consultant based in the West Midlands, UK. She has Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3 which is a genetic disability -- meaning that she uses an electric wheelchair to get around. Kelly is currently working with Hot Octopuss as their disability lead and is creating an inclusive space that gives advice and sells products to make sex easier and more exciting for those with limited mobility and disabilities. If you want to reach out to her:

https://www.hotoctopuss.com/

Mskelgee.co.uk

@mskelgee

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Charlie Arrowood is an attorney in New York State. They primarily provide transition-related legal services to transgender clients, including name and gender marker change assistance and guidance regarding health insurance coverage and employment matters.

You can find out more about Charlie's work here:

Twitter: @ch_arrowood & @arrowood_law

Instagram: @charrowood

Facebook: Charlie Arrowood & Arrowood Law

Charlie has a bunch of instructions on their website for changing documents (mostly NY but some federal).

Also, here are more links to some of the organizations we discuss throughout this episode.

TLDEF Name Change Project

NCTE ID Documents Center

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Our guests this week are Joan Price and Jessica Drake. Joan is the pre-eminent expert on senior sex and Jessica is an award-winning filmmaker and sexuality educator. Together, they have collaborated on A Guide to Wicked Sex: Senior Sex with real people having and talking about senior sex.

You can learn more about the video here. And you can learn more about Joan here. You can follow Jessica on Instagram or Twitter.

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On today's episode, we are excited to welcome Dr. Lee Philips, a clinician who works with his patients to treat chronic illness and sexual dysfunction. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. In addition to his private practice in Washington, DC, Dr. Philips lectures around the country and is currently writing his first book, Sex & Love When You Are Sick, a project aimed at helping couples overcome shame and the sexual limitations caused by illness. He is also the host of the Sex & Chronic Illness Podcast. If you have questions for Dr. Lee Philips or want to know more about his work, visit his website or Instagram. And if you'd like to find more shows, visit our website and please subscribe! We love our listeners and welcome your feedback. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter. Or you can write to us at this address.We can't wait to hear your thoughts. As always, thanks for listening!

Valentine's Day in COVID times is going to look a bit different than other times. Our co-hosts have cooked up a little something that can help make it special. Want to wake up the neighborhood? Join us for this special gift to you, our beloved listeners.

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Dr. David Whitehead is a board-certified plastic surgeon. Dr. Whitehead is not just any plastic surgeon, though. In addition to the several areas of expertise he has developed, Dr. Whitehead is the gender affirming surgeon here on Long Island in New York, especially when it comes to genital surgeries.

You can visit his Northwell Health profile here.

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Today's guest is Dr. Tracie Q. Gilbert, a Black femme sexuality educator who uses conversation to help achieve sexual wellness and healing for Black people intergenerationally. She is the founder of Thembi Anaiya (which means hope) and she is truly a gift to our world. We love talking with Dr. Gilbert and hope you'll enjoy the show! You can find their inspirational messages on her lively Instagram page.

If you have questions for Dr. Gilbert or want to know more about her work, please contact us here. And if you'd like to find more shows, visit our website and please subscribe! We love our listeners and welcome your feedback. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter. Or you can write to us at this address.We can't wait to hear your thoughts. As always, thanks for listening!