117. FRANK LEVERMORE: trans genderfreak, genderqueer dyke

About this episode

Frank Levermore discusses his experiences as a transgender individual and the importance of queer spaces and community.

Frank is a Counselling and Psychotherapy masters degree student with the goal of bringing accessible, trauma informed care to the queer community, and co-founder of the Queer Joy Movement in Norwich, UK. Frank's pronouns are he/they/she in sort of preference/frequency order, and he is a trans genderfreak and genderqueer dyke . Find out what that means to Frank in this episode. We also talk about the limitations of language, trans lesbianism, the journey of retransitioning, the importance of queer spaces and community, what it's like training to be a therapist, and the sacredness in finding yourself. More on www.fiftyshadesofgender.com/frank

People in this episode

Host: Esther Lemmens

Guest: Frank Levermore

Topics covered

• transgender issues
• queer community
• therapy
• language limitations
• retransitioning
• queer spaces

Keywords

• transgender
• genderqueer
• therapy
• queer joy
• retransitioning
• lesbianism
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Queer Joy Movement

Places: Norwich, UK

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