Does gender-affirming hormone therapy affect the heart? How does a binder change breathing patterns? How do we risk-stratify trans patients? Join us in taking a brief tour of the organ systems to see how the health of the gender-diverse community is affected by a multitude of factors.

Featuring:

• Dr. Heather Cockwell (she/her)
• Meaghan Ray Peters (they/them) - @Chest_binding_support
• Dr. Arati Mokashi (she/her)
• Ken Mullock (he/him) - @ken.dietitian
• Jocelyn Adams (she/her) - @gacpei

Time stamps:

• 01:25 - MI risk
• 03:21 - Estrogen & VTE
• 04:58 - Testosterone & inflammation
• 05:38 - Risk calculation
• 07:19 - EKG changes
• 08:17 - Smoking
• 09:08 - Binding & lung function
• 13:52 - Osteoporosis & fracture risk
• 16:55 - Bone mineral accrual
• 18:55 - Vitamin D
• 19:30 - Diabetes risk & management
• 21:00 - CBC interpretation
• 21:40 - Prolactin levels
• 22:02 - Chronic health & looking forward

Resources:

• Acronyms used in this episode
• Meaghan Ray’s LinkTree: linktr.ee/chest_binding_support
• Ken’s nutrition guide for gender-affirming surgery - https://tr.ee/lsreGuebBV
• Gender-Affirming Care PEI - gacpei.ca
• The Queer & Trans Health Collective - Health & Nutrition

Transcripts at linktr.ee/genderqueriespod

Instagram: @genderqueriespod

Recording dates: Aug 2024 (Dr. Mokashi), Oct 2024 (Dr. Cockwell), Aug 2025 (Meaghan Ray), July 2025 (Ken), Aug 2025 (Jocelyn)

Why doesn’t the average trans or gender-diverse person get enough exercise? Why might gender diversity impact someone’s relationship with food? How do these factors influence health and wellbeing? You’ll hear the challenges and the highlights of trans folks playing sports, the details of nutrition requirements for those taking hormone therapies, and some helpful tips for peri-operative nutrition.

Featuring:

• Cyrus Campbell (he/they/she)
• Nikki Valentine (she/her) - @nikkimvee
• Pascale Joëlle Fortin-Daigle (any pronouns) - @Hellogender_
• Elanor (she/her)
• Maeka Wright (they/them) - @mwrightyoga
• Justine Ward (they/them) - @cannonballjustine
• Ken Mullock (he/him) - @ken.dietitian

Time stamps:

• 01:19 - Rates of physical activity
• 02:52 - Guests’ experiences with sports & exercise
• 13:25 - Mindfulness & wellbeing
• 16:51 - Monitoring metabolic parameters
• 17:24 - “Our evidence is in our practice”
• 18:56 - Disordered eating
• 22:31 - Poor-quality diets
• 25:15 - Nutrient requirements on GAHT
• 27:46 - Metabolic changes on GAHT
• 30:03 - Counselling patients on diet
• 31:41 - Pre-/post-op nutrition
• 34:52 - Impact on health

Resources & more:

• Find Nikki on Twitch (nikki_mv)
• Justine's LinkTree: linktr.ee/cannonballjustine
• Maeka (Manual Osteopath/Yoga Therapist) - maekawright.com
• Maeka’s book recommendations: The Teacher’s Guide to Accessible Yoga (Jivana Heyman), Skill in Action (Michelle Cassandra Johnson), Yoga (Indu Arora), The New Saints (Lama Rod Owens), The Care We Dream Of (Zena Sharman)
• Rainbow Health Ontario’s guide for monitoring feminizing & masculinizing hormones
• Ken’s nutrition guide for gender-affirming surgery - https://tr.ee/lsreGuebBV

Transcripts at linktr.ee/genderqueriespod

Instagram: @genderqueriespod

Recording dates: July 2025 (Ken, Cyrus, Nikki, Elanor, Pascale), Aug 2025 (Justine, Maeka)

Provider education plays a critical role in shaping trans and gender-diverse healthcare, but many clinicians receive little to no formal training. In this episode, we explore how gaps in clinical education impact patient care, from unnecessary referrals to patients feeling like they must educate their own providers.

We also unpack how trans health is often treated as optional or siloed in curricula, and why integrating it across all areas of practice matters. Finally, we highlight practical, evidence-based steps for creating more inclusive, affirming, and competent healthcare environments.

Featuring:

• Victoria Brown (she/her)
• RJ (he/him)
• Amy Prescott (she/xe)- @affirmpt
• Xiaoqi Zhu (he/they)
• Gabriel Enxuga (he/they)
• Nikki Valentine (she/her) - @nikkimvee
• Aspen (she/her)
• Jocelyn Adams (she/her) - @gacpei
• Dr. Sue Atkinson (she/her)
• Fawn (she/her)
• Pascale Joëlle (any pronouns) - @Hellogender_
• Mitchell (he/him)

Time stamps:

• 00:33 - Why provider education matters
• 01:14 - Student perspectives
• 04:24 - Confidence and care deferral
• 09:24 - Referral culture
• 10:42 - Advice to providers
• 14:30 - Patients as educators
• 16:54 - Healthcare avoidance
• 18:48 - Checkbox vs meaningful change
• 21:56 - The hidden curriculum
• 23:32 - Where trans health “lives” in curriculum
• 24:43 - Creating safer clinical spaces
• 28:24 - What the evidence shows
• 30:16 - Student-led curriculum change

Resources:

• Sherbourne Guidelines
• Rainbow Health Ontario: Trans Primary Care Guide
• Trans Care BC
• prideHealth NS
• Gender Affirming Care PEI

Transcripts at linktr.ee/genderqueriespod

Instagram: @genderqueriespod

Recording dates: Apr 2025 (Aspen, Fawn), June 2025 (Amy, Xiaoqi), July 2025 (RJ, Pascale), Aug 2025 (Dr. Atkinson, Jocelyn, Victoria, Mitchell, Nikki), Sept 2025 (Gabriel).