The Veterinary Kaleidoscope

In the second episode in our special series on GAC we talk to Tom, the parent of a trans girl and their families journey to help her thrive. Content Warning. There is discussion of self harm and suicide in this episode. If this episode raises concerns or issues for you please contact support services below. Episode Resources: Transcend Transcend.org.au Transhub Transhub.org.au Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Service https://www.rch.org.au/adolescent-medicine/gender-service/ Inner City Legal Centre FAQ on gender affirming care legal cases including Re:Jamie and Re:Kelvin https://www.iclc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ICLC-Transgender-children-and-medical-treatment-the-law-210901.pdf Illawarra Shoalhaven Gender Alliance Trans health resources page:https://www.illawarrashoalhavengenderalliance.org.au/tgd-health The Gender Centre: https://gendercentre.org.au/ TVK support page: https://www.tvk.org.au/support Qlife https://qlife.org.au/ Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au LifeLine https://www.lifeline.org.au

Ed is a young Transman. In this episode we talk to Ed and his mum Julia about his journey, accessing care, and what life is like for a young trans person who is just trying to live their best life.   Transcend Transcend.org.au Transhub Transhub.org.au Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Service https://www.rch.org.au/adolescent-medicine/gender-service/ Inner City Legal Centre FAQ on gender affirming care legal cases including Re:Jamie and Re:Kelvin https://www.iclc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ICLC-Transgender-children-and-medical-treatment-the-law-210901.pdf Illawarra Shoalhaven Gender Alliance Trans health resources page:https://www.illawarrashoalhavengenderalliance.org.au/tgd-health The Gender Centre: https://gendercentre.org.au/ TVK support page: https://www.tvk.org.au/support Qlife https://qlife.org.au/

In this episode Kate and Cam speak to veterinary nurse, educator and counsellor Andrew Thompson about diversity in veterinary nursing, career pathways, mental wellbeing and positivity. As always we have a transcript of the episode available at the link below. The Veterinary Kaleidoscope Summit is on in Sydney from the 27th to the 28th of February as part of the Pride Amplified program. Many of our guests - including Andrew - will be presenting and part of the program. If you'd like to know more, or better yet, if you'd like to register to attend, you can do so via our website. We'd love to see you there!   Episode transcripts Vet Kaleidoscope Linktree   Thank you very much to our sponsors Greencross and Covetrus for supporting the podcast

Sit back and enjoy a wonderful discussion on balance, philosophy, chaos, messiness, and how vets are ideally suited to saving the world with WSAVA President Siraya Chunekamrai.    Episode transcripts Vet Kaleidoscope Linktree

Cam and Kate talk to Channy about her identity as an Pansexual, intersex person. We talk bodily autonomy, being invisibly diverse and also travel!   Episode transcripts Vet Kaleidoscope Linktree