Season 3 of Intersectional Psychology focuses on trans and gender-diverse healthcare, rights, and resistance, with a particular emphasis on South Africa and the African continent. This episode challenges myths and centres lived experience, offering evidence-based insight and a clear-eyed look at the political realities shaping care and access today.

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00:00:00 Land acknowledgement 00:00:28 Title credits 00:01:09 Introduction to transgender health and rights 00:02:02 The actual access to gender-affirming health care (GAHC) 00:04:49 Affirmation is the first step 00:06:41 Non-medical gender-affirming practices 00:11:19 It goes all the way to the top! 00:14:40 What is hormone therapy in GAHC actually? 00:20:26 What is gender-affirming surgery actually? 00:22:31 Exporting "Eden": God, guns, and glossy pamphlets in Africa 00:30:11 Platforms of harm, laws of hope 00:33:12 The Gospel according to gaslight 00:41:01 Receipts, resistance, and raising hell 00:51:43 Don't feed the trolls, but don't starve yourself either 00:56:54 Love, families, and finding your people 01:00:11 End credits

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