Queer author and researcher Jaime Grant quite clearly remembers the day she got fired by her doctor. Following a 2012 hysterectomy, Grant, then living in Kalamazoo, Michigan, told her physician that she wished to discuss new hormone replacement treatments therapies with her male doctor. She added that she had learned about these therapies from practitioners […]
Author Archives: Carrie Maxwell
Carrie Maxwell is a contributing writer for Windy City Times and the lead researcher for the Legacy Project
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QPOC and transgender elders become focus of grad student’s thesis
When we think about how LGBTQ+ age, helping people feel connected and “seen” is just one of the many ways a community can care for LGBTQ+ elders. It can contribute to their mental health as they navigate the other challenges of aging. Frencia Stephenson is helping compile their histories.