Queer Menopause - exciting updates!
I’ve just updated the resources page
Long overdue, doing it made me realise just now much is going on in Queer Menopause world these days. I am so happy to see this!
A year or two ago it felt like things had gone quiet and I was sitting here all ‘Has anyone been listening?’ Actually, they so have. And of course many projects take time to come to fruition. Folks working in this space - you are amazing!
This is a brief selection. Anything or or anyone I mention here will be listed on the updated resources page.
As always, if I’ve missed anything or anyone out, please tell me.
ARTICLES
Queering Menopause on Medium - new channel edited by Sarah TC. Send your stories over!
Women in Menopause Are Getting Short Shrift - Rachel E Gross in The Atlantic writes about why we need joined up thinking around both menopause care and gender transition.
My Queer Menopause – “Becoming knowledgeable and powerful and furious” - by Helen Juffs on Linked In. This post started a really important conversation.
Books
Bloody Hell! Adventures in Menopause from Around the World is coming in March 2025. Edited by feminist powerhouse Mona Eltahawy, it’s ‘a collection of adventures in menopause from across the personal and political spectrum.’ I am delighted to be in this book.
Genderqueer Menopause by LaSara Firefox Allen is coming in spring 2025. I’ve read it and it’s great!
Being the Change: Shaping Your Creative Postmenopause by Stella Duffy is coming in 2027. Dr Duffy is a prolific author who researched post-menopausal experience as part of her professional doctorate in existential therapy.
DOCUMENTARIES
It’s so great that these two films have been made. If you would like to organise a viewing, please contact the creators.
Queer and Menopausal (2024) - Queer and trans menopause with a focus on POC experience. Produced by Dr Yansie Rolston of Efficacy_EVA and You and Me_nopause.
Rainbow Menopause (2024) - LGBTQ people talk about their menopause experiences. Written and directed by Ceri Harris and produced by Holly Russell-Allison. Made with the support of Wales-based Iris Prize, a film and media organisation devoted to promoting LGBTQ+ stories.
EVENTS
Equity In Menopause Festival (October 2024, London) - All-day event of seminars, workshops and creativity with a focus on POC experience. Organised by Dr Yansie Rolston and her team from Efficacy_EVA and You and Me_nopause. And a whole afternoon of back to back queer menopause workshops!
Marginalised and Menopausal (May 2024, Birmingham) - all day conference put on by Cysters, a community-led charity supporting people with menstrual, maternal and mental health challenges, particularly those from marginalized or culturally diverse backgrounds.
PODCASTS
Tate Smith is a young trans man who does a lot of trans awareness work and who has done a number of interviews about trans male menopause, eg this one with Hatty McCafferty.
The Genderqueer Menopause Coach podcast - hosted by LaSara Firefox Allen, who is the world’s first genderqueer menopause coach. (See their book above.)
Speaking of Health - by Women’s Health Tasmania. Recently started. The first season is about healthcare workers helping their trans and non-binary patients’ have better experiences. I have not listened to this yet. However, I have been curious about it since reading this article that referenced trans male menopause earlier this year.
SUPPORT GROUP
Queerpause - Scotland based LGBT menopause online support group. The first ever, I think.
Here’s to more of all this in 2025.