97: The One About Serving the LGBTQIA+ Community with Greta Abbott

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In this episode I am joined by Greta Abbott, a queer-identified SLP who has lived and worked in Georgia for 7 years. She is passionate about voice therapy for transgender and gender-diverse people, and desires to specialize in this area one day.

Topics/Questions:

1) Basic LGBTQIA+ terminology you need to know as an SLP

2) The time I reported someone to HR in my hospital practicum (and why)

3) Transgender voice therapy

4) Online resources and accounts to follow (LGBTQIA+ advocates and allies)

Links:

General resources for LGBTQIA+ topics/news/terminology:

-Human Rights Campaign

-The Trevor Project

-UC Davis Glossary

-Practice with Pronouns

Instagram accounts for SLPs or educators who are LGBTQIA+ advocates and/or allies:

@transplaining

@lavender.slp

@teachingoutsidethebinary

@unconventional_slp

@queer_speech

@thequeerslp

@kristievoice

@thevoicestylist

Facebook groups (open to allies):

-LGBTQ+ SLPs

-L'GASP

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