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We sit down with Theodore Biggs-Engel, a transgender activist, researcher, and fourth-year health sciences student at the University of Manitoba who is using systems mapping – a method for visualizing how different parts of complex systems interact and influence each other – to better understand gender-affirming care.As president of the Rainbow Pride Center and queer representative on the university's union board of directors, Theo brings both personal experience and academic rigor to the conversation about gender-affirming care in Manitoba. His work using systems mapping to analyze barriers to care recently placed fourth in a national competition.We're discussing:
Theo offers practical insights for allies and healthcare providers while sharing his personal journey as a transgender man in Winnipeg.
To learn more about this topic:
Watch Theo's "Map the System Canada 2024" Presentation
Theo recommends:
Watching: "Disclosure" "Will & Harper Take a Road Trip" "I saw the TV Glow"
Reading: "Detransition Baby" by Torrey Peters
Following: Fae Johnstone
Connecting locally with: Norwest Coop, Rainbow Resource Centre, Klinic Community Health
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
By Stuart MurrayWe sit down with Theodore Biggs-Engel, a transgender activist, researcher, and fourth-year health sciences student at the University of Manitoba who is using systems mapping – a method for visualizing how different parts of complex systems interact and influence each other – to better understand gender-affirming care.As president of the Rainbow Pride Center and queer representative on the university's union board of directors, Theo brings both personal experience and academic rigor to the conversation about gender-affirming care in Manitoba. His work using systems mapping to analyze barriers to care recently placed fourth in a national competition.We're discussing:
Theo offers practical insights for allies and healthcare providers while sharing his personal journey as a transgender man in Winnipeg.
To learn more about this topic:
Watch Theo's "Map the System Canada 2024" Presentation
Theo recommends:
Watching: "Disclosure" "Will & Harper Take a Road Trip" "I saw the TV Glow"
Reading: "Detransition Baby" by Torrey Peters
Following: Fae Johnstone
Connecting locally with: Norwest Coop, Rainbow Resource Centre, Klinic Community Health
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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