What losing health care and mental health services means for LGBTQ+ youth
KPBS Midday Edition · KPBS
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Show Notes
From nationwide bans on gender-affirming care for minors to the shutdown of a suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation is increasingly impacting queer and transgender youth.
Wednesday on Midday Edition, we hear about how anti-LGBTQ+ policies are continuing to impact young people and their families in San Diego, including access to health care and mental health services.
Also, for Pride week, one program at a local LGBTQ+ theater is giving teenagers a creative means of processing the political moment and channeling it into art.
Guests:
- Kathie Moehlig, executive director and founder, TransFamily Support Services
- Lou Felipe, clinical psychologist, associate professor, University of Denver
- Wilfred Paloma, director of education and community engagement, Diversionary Theatre
- Gray Cohen, participant, Teen-Versionary program