January 2020
Wishing You a Very Happy New Year from GenderGP 2020
Welcome to our January newsletter. We are excited to be kicking off a new decade with you. Whatever this year brings, we stand ready to lead the charge for positive change in improving access to healthcare for the trans community – wherever they may be in the world. Together we will make a difference.
With love from all of the team at GenderGP x
December 2019
It feels like it’s been a long soggy autumn and we all need a pick me up. So we are marking this year’s countdown to Christmas with an extra special gift to you – our GenderGP advent calendar. We have invited some familiar faces, plus a few friends, to share a photo and a festive wish with our community. These will be displayed on our social media channels to brighten up your December days. You can find us @GenderGP on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
We hope that you enjoy it.
With love from all of the team at GenderGP xxx
November 2019
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance 2019, we send our love out to the trans community.
To mark the occasion we have recorded a special edition of the GenderGP Podcast in which Marianne is joined by Victoria Oldman, GenderGP’s Appraisal Pathway Lead.
The pair discuss what TDOR means to them and the importance of putting yourself first, when times get tough.
With love from the team at GenderGP 🕯️❤️
October 2019
As autumn creeps ever closer and the long lazy days of summer begin to feel like a distant memory, we have just the thing to warm your cockles…Some members of our community have shared their favourite holiday snaps. We think they look fabulous and we are immensely proud of what they have achieved. We’d love to make this a regular feature so, if you have a picture you would like to share, email a copy to Aby and we’ll add you to our gallery!
With love from all of the team at GenderGP x
September 2019
As autumn creeps ever closer and the long lazy days of summer begin to feel like a distant memory, we have just the thing to warm your cockles…Some members of our community have shared their favourite holiday snaps. We think they look fabulous and we are immensely proud of what they have achieved. We’d love to make this a regular feature so, if you have a picture you would like to share, email a copy to Aby and we’ll add you to our gallery!
With love from all the team at GenderGP xx
August 2019
The extreme heat – and torrential rain – this month has led to many a discussion on the subject of “body armour” here at GenderGP and the lengths to which members of the trans community have to go to just to feel comfortable stepping outside their front door.
Wigs, binders, packers, layers – of clothes and makeup – all of which are uncomfortable at the best of times. Throw in a heatwave and it can become unbearable.
So this month we would like to set a challenge to our cis allies: The next time the thermometer rises try wearing just one of these items, if you can’t do a full day, even an hour or two will guarantee newfound respect for your trans brothers and sisters.
With love from all the team at GenderGP xxx
July 2019
Wow! What a month, with Trans Pride the great big cherry on the top! We were humbled to be alongside so many incredible organisations who really make a difference to the lives of trans and non binary people. Thank you to all those who came by the stand to say ‘hi’!
With love from all the team at GenderGP xxx
June 2019
Welcome to June’s newsletter and the official unveiling of our brand new logo! We have been working hard behind the scenes over the last few months to make sure our look and feel reflects the new and improved International GenderGP. You may also have noticed that the website has had a face lift – our aim is to make this resource as useful and informative as possible. Don’t forget to check in on a regular basis to read the latest news and developments as well as guidance on how you can get access to the support you need.
With love Helen, Mike and Marianne xxx
May 2019
It’s been a busy few weeks, as you can probably imagine, but we’re as positive and committed as ever here at GenderGP. News of Dr Mike’s interim suspension caused some concern among members of our community but please rest assured that you are in safe hands. We guessed this might be coming so we took necessary steps to secure your continuity of care. You can read all about it here. We are all very excited about the next chapter.
April 2019
Welcome to our April newsletter. We’ve had an exciting month and an unprecedented opportunity to learn about best practise coming out of the USA from some of the leading voices in gender affirmative care. We have included all the details below – just in case you missed it the first time around! But first…
March 2019
This transgender day of visibility (March 31st), GenderGP is absolutely delighted to announce that we will be hosting a live Q&A with some of the leading experts in the field of transgender youth care. Dr Helen Webberley will be joined by the experts behind Trans Youth Care Dr Johanna Olson-Kennedy, Aydin Olson-Kennedy and ‘live from California’, Darlene Tando.
February 2019
To that end, we want to introduce you to ‘GenderGP Voices’ so you can hear from those people keen to share their story as part of a brand new podcast series we are launching. ‘Voices’ is an opportunity for you to share your perspective on what it means to be gender variant. We know that only those whose gender identity differs from the one they were assigned at birth truly know what it is like to navigate a world which tends to see gender in black and white. By telling your real life stories we will show the world that every day people come in every colour of the rainbow and that trans people are just like anyone else! If you would like to get involved email Aby.
January 2019
Happy New Year!
A belated Happy New Year to the GenderGP community. We hope 2019 has started off positively and that you are all looking forward to an exciting year to come.
This month’s newsletter is an international edition as we are writing it from Los Angeles where Drs Mike and Helen Webberley (plus a couple of strategic stragglers) have travelled to attend the two day Trans Youth Care conference (www.transyouthcare.com). The conference is being run by Dr Johanna Olson Kennedy, the Medical Director of The Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, and her team of experts.
We will follow up with a blog sharing the latest thinking coming out of the largest transgender youth clinic in the United States once we’re over the jet lag!
