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from 2019-03-28T10:01:28
The state of play for trans health in Victoria and Australia - with Dr. Ada Cheung
March 31st is Trans Day of Visibility and is dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide.
In the lead up to the day Michael talks with Dr. Ada Cheung from Trans Medical Research at the University of Melbourne.
Dr. Cheung currently leads a research group to improve health outcomes through medical research, education and advocacy. Her research predominantly focuses on understanding the effects of gender-affirming hormone treatments in transgender people.
TransFormations
Dr. Cheung presented at the TransFormations forum presented by Thorne Harbour Health, Equinox, Cancer Council Victoria, and Trans Medical Research. If you missed the forum, held March 27th, Dr. Cheung is here to fill you in!
During this episode, Michael and Dr. Cheung touch on a few resources out there about trans health, including:
* Thorne Harbour Health
* Equinox
* Trans Medical Research
* Switchboard and Qlife
* Ygender
* Transgender Victoria
* LeapHQ for the TGD health Churchill recommendations
You can also feedback to Dr. Cheung anonymously as to what kind of Australia you envision as a trans or gender diverse person via this survey: bit.ly/2HINwLk
This show, Episode #663 originally aired Thursday 28th March 2019.
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