21: The Ignorance and Danger in Anti-Transgender Laws with Dr. Lisa Hansen

As I have watched in despair as the medical and general rights of our trans community members continue to get stripped in state after state, I am continually motivated to interview people who work in the field and can speak to the many issues I feel people are making decisions based on fear, bias, misinformation, bad science, bad politics and plain old discrimination. Dr. Lisa Hansen recently wrote an excellent op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune titled “Mental health professionals see the danger in Utah’s anti-transgender law.” We will discuss her many points, as well as what she is seeing on the ground since she runs a non-profit mental health clinic which specifically targets care for LGBTQ+ youth and their families. Hopefully what Maya Angelou said is still true: when we know better we do better. To find out more about Dr. Hansen and her clinic, please visit: https://flourishtherapy.org/lisa-tensmeyer-hansen/ Please consider donating:  https://flourishtherapy.org/#donate Your donations go directly to supporting clients to receive the quality care they need and deserve. Donations will also go towards empowering more counselors and therapists to be trained in best practices that increase the quality of life for LGBTQ individuals and families. Intro ("Fisher's Hornpipe") and outro by Otter Creek Podcast edited by: Ashley Pacini