Pride month comes at a time when there are there are 491 anti- LGBTQ bills at the state legislative level according to the ACLU (as of Thursday June 1st 2023).

SOURCE: https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights 

How can you be a better ally to the LGBTQ+ community this month and why has the trans-youth conversation become so politicized?

Nicole Modonna (She/Her, licensed Social Worker and Clinical Therapist) and Hayden Nielsen (He/Him, Trans man and Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate) join the podcast to share their experiences helping the trans community navigate their mental health. In the process they help separate fact from fiction concerning gender affirming care.

This is a mental health conversation, not a political one.

Got an idea for the show?

Leave a comment or email kai@balancinglifesissues.com

Nicole Madonna (She/Her) is a licensed Social Worker and Clinical Therapist with an extensive background in program development, training and therapy with adults for the past 20 years. She received her Master’s in Social work from Fordham University. 

Her clinical focus has been in treating complex trauma including survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence, grief and loss, intersectional identities and the trauma associated with this, work with the LGBTQIA+ community and crisis intervention & assessment.  

Hayden Nielsen (He/Him) is a Trans man and Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate. He provides outpatient therapy to Trans and Gender Diverse (TGD) individuals. Hayden received his Bachelors and Masters of Social work from Appalachian State University.  

Hayden is also a member of Charlotte Trans Health (CTH) and their Trans Provider Committee. CTH aims to advance access to affirming health care in and around Charlotte for the TGD community.