Gendered Healthcare

Hosts: Elliott (He/Him) and Hazel (She/Her)

This week, Elliott (He/Him) and Hazel (She/Her) talk over their experiences engaging in general healthcare as a trans person. They share stories of discrimination and weird assumptions that have been made about their lived experiences, as well as the ways they navigate the healthcare system to feel good and safe.

🔗 If you'd like to listen back to the unedited episode - with the music - head to our On Demand website. And don't forget to follow our socials at Facebook and Instagram.

Timestamps and Links:

• 00:00 - Acknowledgement of Country
• 00:20 - Welcome to Tranzmission
• 01:29 - The Tranz Experience of General Healthcare
• 11:26 - Support 4zzz!
• 13:50 - Community News and Events - Links In Notes
• 17:43 - Putting Up With It
• 23:15 - The Cis/Trans Medical Paradox
• 33:38 - Standing Up: Shock, Awe, and Indignation - Support links in notes
• 53:03 - Support 4zzz!
• 54:10 - Gendered Healthcare: Positive Roundup

Community News and Events Links

News:

• "PUBLIC IN DARK ON GENDER CARE REVIEW" by Brad Crouch
• The Conversation: With NDIS changes set to pass, here’s who bears the cost of making it ‘sustainable’ by Mona Nikidehaghani
• Q News: Congratulations to the winners of the 12th Victorian Pride Awards by Dean Arcuri

Events:

• Trans Theatre Symposium @Brisbane Powerhouse, Thur 29 & Sat 31 Oct 10am.
• fashion queer identities @VENTSpace from 3 Nov.
• Trans Joy Meanjin: Trans Joy Book Club @Gender Health Australia Sun 30 August, 2 - 4pm

Support Services

• QLife - 1800 184 527
• QC LGBT Mental Health Services
• Open Doors Youth Services Inc.
• LifeLine - 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636
• How to Support Transgender & Gender-questioning Youth
• Transgender Map

Get Involved

• Trans Justice Project
• Meanjin Peoples Pride
• Parents of Trans Kids Speak Out
• Protect Trans Kids QLD

💿 This week's playlist:

• Cuckoo Coco - Thirty-One
• Avi Engel - Tiny Blade
• Dead Head Redemption - False Profit (Single)
• Sunsick Daisy - Bitter Start
• Silver Sircus - The Bones of You
• Worm Girlz - Broken Tooth (Single)
• ABSYNNIA BLACK - FEED NO EVIL (Single)
• Soulkeepers - 3 Feet Under
• Clay Pigeons - Probabilities
• Street Legal - The Barassi Line
• Fist - Dickhead

4ZZZ's community lives and creates on Turrbal, Yuggera, and Jagera land. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Produced and recorded by Elliott for Tranzmission at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.