Content note: This episode references transphobic arguments and objections to gender-affirming health care (GAHC) in our discussion and explanation of the guidelines for GAHC. If you’re unable to engage with these topics right now, you are welcome to skip this episode or come back to it when you feel better resourced.

This episode kicks off a multi-part series on the health of trans and gender-diverse (TGD) communities in South Africa. Dr Anastacia Tomson — medical doctor, activist, and lead author of South Africa's groundbreaking gender-affirming healthcare guidelines — joins us to dispel myths, clarify misconceptions, and highlight the life-saving importance of evidence-based, compassionate care.

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00:00:00 Land acknowledgement

00:00:28 Title credits

00:00:43 Health disclaimer

00:01:38 Welcome and introduction

00:05:11 About the work of Dr Anastacia Tomson

00:11:16 The real values underpinning gender-affirming health care (GAHC)

00:19:27 The actual access to GAHC

00:23:32 Gender-inclusive language 101

00:27:01 Non-medical gender-affirming practices

00:33:23 What is hormone therapy actually?

00:41:38 What is gender-affirming surgery actually?

00:50:59 A future for everyone

00:56:17 End credits

Tomson, A., McLachlan, C., Wattrus, C., Adams, K., Addinall, R., Bothma, R., Jankelowitz, L., Kotze, E., Luvuno, Z., Madlala, N., Matyila, S., Padavatan, A., Pillay, M., Rakumakoe, M., Tomson-Myburgh, M., Venter, W., & de Vries, E. (2021). Southern African HIV Clinicians Society gender-affirming healthcare guideline for South Africa. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v22i1.1299

Tomson, A. (2020). Always Anastacia. Jeppestown: Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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