Safely Changing Pitch: Exercises to Change Your Pitch
Our current QueerDoc blog series is on voice training. Last week, Jordan Jakomin taught us some ways to find our pitch and identify and avoid vocal tension. This week Jordan leads us through some exercises to safely change our pitch. Jordan Jakomin (he/him,) is a queer speech-language pathologist and wellness coach. He’s the owner of […]
Safely Changing Pitch: Finding Your Voice
Our last blog series focused on physical activity for transgender folx. Today, we start a series on voice and voice training. Jordan Jakomin joins us today to discuss his approach to finding your voice and safely changing your pitch. This week and next week, Jordan provides tools to identify your starting pitch and some exercises […]
Hormones and Bone Health: Get Strong to Stay Strong
Jessie Rard joins us again this week to discuss weight lifting and strength training for bone health. Hormones and Bone Health: Get Strong to Stay Strong is intended for both trans youth on blockers and people of all ages and genders who are interested in preventing osteopenia and osteoporosis. Jessie (He/They) is a trans/nonbinary circus […]
Mental Health Benefits of Exercise for Gender Diverse People
Jo Bauer, ARNP, FNP-C, and Tiny Habits certified coach, joins us this week with an in-depth discussion of exercise and LGBTQ+ mental health. Exercise can be a troublesome subject, and for good reason. It is used to create guilt and misery on a regular basis. Sometimes by well-meaning health care providers. And sometimes by not […]
QueerDoc News: Free Care, New Provider, New States! (1/2022)
January turned out to be a month full of great news: our free care fund reached our initial funding goal, we have a new provider, and we’re opening in new states. We’re so excited to share what’s happening at QueerDoc! Free Care! Note: our access fund and donation page are paused as of October, 2024. […]
Express Yourself: Tips and Tools for Gettin’ Curvy Without A Prescription
Gettin’ Curvy Without A Prescription At QueerDoc, we believe that there is no one way to be transgender. And although we prescribe hormones for gender affirming care (previously known as hormone replacement therapy), we do not subscribe to the view that you have to take hormones – or change your appearance – to be you. […]
Introducing Dr. Lin-Fan Wang – and NEW STATES!
We are so excited to welcome Dr. Lin-Fan Wang (she/her) to QueerDoc! Dr. Wang is board-certified in family medicine, and is licensed in CA, FL, ID, MT, UT, HI, WA, WY, WV. That’s right…..QueerDoc will be available in NEW STATES! HAWAII MONTANA UTAH WEST VIRGINIA Dr. Wang attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, […]
Get Curvy With Estradiol: Risks, Benefits, and Timeline
Wanna get curvy? We know you probably want to know: what are the risks and benefits, and how fast can I get curvy? These are important questions – especially questions about risks and benefits – and we love talking about this stuff. Bring on the in-depth conversations! However, we can only do so with some […]
Gettin’ Curvy, the QueerDoc Way
At QueerDoc, we believe that there is No One Way to being queer, trans, or gender diverse. This informs how we do gender affirming care: our patients have many different gender, gender expression, and gender presentation goals and we love helping them achieve those goals. This month, we’re going to be focusing on Gettin’ Curvy, […]
Helpful Resources for Navigating Insurance
December at the QueerDoc blog has been all about insurance. As we come to a close, we’d like to highlight some helpful resources for navigating insurance when trans. Here are our top tips for getting and using insurance covering gender affirming care. First up, Finding Insurance Covering Gender Affirming Care! Out2Enroll researches and writes state-specific […]
Gender Affirming Changes to Health Insurance in 2022
Changes to Health Insurance in 2022 Last week, we wrote about health insurance protections for transgender and gender diverse people and tips for demystifying your coverage. This week we’d like to talk about gender affirming changes to health insurance in 2022 in Washington state and beyond. Gender affirming changes to state insurance regulations. In April […]
What Does My Plan Cover? Health Insurance for Gender Affirming Care
Health insurance for gender affirming care can be overwhelmingly complex in the USA. Getting an answer to “What does my plan cover?” can take hours. Federal law, state law, employer plans, individual plans, ACA, Medicaid, Medicare: they all have different requirements and hoops to jump through. For minoritized people, there may be more barriers to […]