Gender-Affirming Care and LGBTQIA+ Health: Providing Culturally Safe Care

Linda Wesp joins host Catherine Glass to discuss how clinicians can deliver culturally safe, gender-affirming healthcare across all areas of practice. From informed consent models and trauma-informed care to supporting patients who are transgender and gender-diverse, this episode explores practical approaches to improving healthcare experiences and outcomes. Timestamps: 01:03 – The historical timeline of gender-affirming care 04:49 – Gender-affirming care outside of specialist clinics 07:06 - Breaking down misconceptions of gender-affirming care 09:25 – Informed consent models 13:30 – Culturally safe care 17:59 – Listening to transgender youth 20:36 – Creating trauma informed environments