Westernized society and culture have experienced a dramatic shift surrounding awareness and visibility of gender diverse identities over this past decade. Along with visibility, we are seeing advancement of gender care services for children, adolescents and adults at major hospital networks across the nation. Longitudinal research is continually showing the positive mental and physical health…
I’ve written the following blog to help people currently struggling with suicidal thoughts. I hope it also helps provide perspective for family and friends who are concerned for their loved ones. Think of your life. Stop thinking about others. Think of your own. Especially now, in this day and age of global interconnections with ongoing…
How I Work Through Anxiety and Eating Recovery: Day 35 of Self-Containment Part 4 of the “Finding the Meaning of Life” Series With each day of self-containment and social distancing that passes by, I am sure others are feeling the same way I am . . . uncertainty about what the heck the future…
Part 3 of the “Finding Meaning in Life After A Global Pandemic and Economic Downturn“ Series What Happened Last Week Last week – week three of my own self-containment after a global pandemic – was the roughest week I have gone through in a very long time. For those of you who know me, or…
I am now on day 20 of practicing self-containment and social distancing. I will admit, I am going a little stir crazy because although I am an introvert, I love my yearly speaking seasons. I realize that being in front of people and sharing my story, on how I have built confidence in myself and…
Finding Life and Meaning After A Global Pandemic and Economic Downturn in America Part 1 An economic recession is hard enough, we as Americans can still remember what 2008 felt like and how long that took many of us to get back on our feet, with sadly some not being able to fully make it…
In this new tome, Sallans is both steadfast and explorative, processing what activism and visibility mean today, from the shock of social media challengers to the changing priorities of gender diverse youth.
In 2005, I stepped out into the professional world with two masters’ degrees and the desire to work in health care and public speaking. I was fortunate to be hired as a health educator with Planned Parenthood where I spent the next six and a half years fine-tuning my skills, approach and knowledge. At the…
November 20th, 2017 marks the 19th anniversary of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). A day that was founded to memorialize the deaths of transgender people due to hatred and prejudice. In 1998, TDOR began as a web project called “Remembering Our Dead,” and honored the unsolved murder of Rita Hester. Today, TDOR events are…
Last week, the LGBTQ community was attacked twice by the Trump Administration. First, we were attacked through a series of tweets from Donald Trump stating that he will not “accept or allow” transgender people to be in the US military. Second, we were attacked by the Department of Justice, who filed a statement with the…