The GenderGP Podcast
Dr Helen Webberley and Marianne Oakes are joined by a range of inspiring guests to discuss matters affecting the trans community.
The GenderGP Podcast is a series of interviews and discussions hosted by GenderGP Founder, Dr Helen Webberley and GenderGP Lead Therapist, Marianne Oakes, covering all aspects of life as a member of the trans community.
Chatting with experts, healthcare professionals, influencers and most importantly, transgender people themselves, the GenderGP Podcast aims to provide information, insight and inspiration to those on their own gender journey. It also aims to be a valuable source of information for family, friends, and anyone looking to understand more about this wonderfully diverse community.
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Making Medicine More Inclusive
On this episode of the GenderGP podcast Marianne is joined by Cleo Madeleine, our podcast producer, and special guest Dr Alison Berner. Dr Berner is a research fellow in oncology and specialist in gender identity whose research addresses barriers to accessing cervical...

Excellence in Trans Healthcare
In this episode of the GenderGP podcast Helen and Marianne are joined by stef shuster (they/them), an assistant professor of sociology at Michigan State University. They discuss stef’s research on how healthcare providers respond to their trans patients - in both good...

GenderGP Q&A: How To Use The Service?
In a special episode of the GenderGP podcast, Marianne is joined by our own Chief Operating Officer, Katie Tiplady-Startin, to talk about which services we offer, who can use them, and how we work to make gender-affirming healthcare accessible to everyone who needs...

Endometriosis doesn’t just affect women
On this episode of the GenderGP Podcast, Marianne and Helen are joined by Jodie and Krystle from Endometriosis South Coast. They talk about why endometriosis shouldn’t be treated as just ‘a women’s disease’, and how we can improve access to healthcare for trans...

Fighting For Care For My Trans Child
On this episode of the GenderGP podcast, Marianne and Helen are joined by the mum of a trans child. She shares her story of the...

Making Life Easier For Trans Kids
On this episode of the GenderGP podcast Helen and Marianne are joined by author and sociologist Tey Meadow (she/her). They talk about Tey’s research into trans kids, discuss the challenges facing the families and professionals who support them, and share suggestions...

Inclusive Sex Education
In this episode of the GenderGP Podcast Marianne and Helen are joined by Heather Corinna (they/them), a non-binary writer, sex educator, and activist. Heather shares their wisdom from over 25 years of working to improve education around gender and sexuality for young...

Why We Need To End Gatekeeping
Marianne and Helen are joined by Van Levy (they/them), a nonbinary advocate, educator, and mental health therapist from San Diego. Van talks to us...

The Impact of Transphobia
In this episode of the GenderGP podcast Marianne and Dr Helen sit down together ahead of this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHoBiT) on May 17th. Marianne shares how transphobia has affected her and her family, and Dr Helen...

Top surgery: getting it right
In this episode of the GenderGP podcast Fionn Collins (he/him), a trans man working for the student union at Technological University Dublin, talks to Marianne about having a second top surgery, following unsatisfactory results from the first. He shares his advice and...