Episode 326: On Exploring Identity with Vijay pt 3: Tackling the “Tough Questions”.

In this episode, Caitlin continues her conversation with Vijay, a Psychology & Neuroscience student and mental health professional, sharing their journey of self-discovery as a trans, nonbinary person of color. In part three Caitlin and Vijay delve a little deeper into some of the tougher questions surrounding identity, coming out, the suicide crisis in the trans community, and more. As discussed in the episode, the following are some resources that we felt were important to share. Trans Lifeline: https://www.translifeline.org - Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people. Rainbow Health Ontario: www.RainbowHealthOntario.ca - Rainbow Health Ontario creates opportunities for the healthcare system to better serve LGBT2SQ communities. Egale Canada: https://egale.ca/ - Egale is Canada’s leading organization for 2SLGBTQI people and issues. We improve and save lives through research, education, awareness, and by advocating for human rights and equality in Canada and around the world. Our work helps create societies and systems that reflect the universal truth that all persons are equal and none is other. Pflag Canada: www.PflagCanada.ca - Pflag Canada is proud to be Canada’s only national organization that offers peer-to-peer support striving to help all Canadians with issues of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. We support, educate and provide resources to anyone with questions or concerns. We promise to offer local, practical, and emotional peer-to-peer family support for individuals and their loved ones challenged by gender/sexual identity. “Where We Are on TV 2023-2024” - Representation of Transgender Characters: https://glaad.org/whereweareontv23/representation-of-transgender-characters/ - This report provides an in depth breakdown of representation across largely American media sources. Unfortunately, we were unable to find many other reputable sources of trans representation in the media, but webpages like Reddit and Wikipedia do contain further peer-compiled lists. To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find your nearest Member Centre. Many of our centres operate 24/7. Thank you for joining us, and we hope this episode encourages you to continue the conversation. If you have feedback or future content requests, please use the following link: https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8.