Episode 40, featuring Lauren Schwartz, MD

Episode 40, featuring Lauren Schwartz, MD

From UnMuted: the TransMuted Podcast by Jenny Poyer Ackerman

August 9, 2025 · 58 min

About this episode

Dr. Lauren Schwartz discusses gender-affirming care and her contributions to the understanding of its implications.

Dr. Lauren Schwartz is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist in private practice in Oklahoma. Her recent advocacy centers on ‘gender-affirming care,’ and in just the last three years she’s made significant contributions to both the clinical and public understanding of the tradeoffs involved in the treatments. If you watched or listened to the remarkable July 9th ‘workshop’ proceedings at the US Federal Trade Commission, you will have heard Lauren speak on a panel titled “What Does the Science Actually Say About ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ I’m delighted that she and I will both be speaking at the Genspect conference September 27-28 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Tickets selling fast - secure your seat now !) Note: the ‘outro’ music at the end is a full-length recording of “A Woman’s Work,” one of the great new tracks by William A. Ferguson , who also composed my intro, “Moonlit Sky.” The lyrics of “Women’s Work” are not a strict thematic match with today’s episode; I just like the song, and it’s been awhile since I’ve featured a whole William AF track. Enjoy! Links: 2024 Open Letter to the APA regarding its "Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Care" textbook , garnering over 7,200 signatures The…

People in this episode

Host: Jenny Poyer Ackerman

Guest: Lauren Schwartz

Topics covered

  • gender-affirming care
  • mental health
  • psychiatry
  • advocacy
  • public understanding
  • clinical treatment
  • family

Keywords

  • gender-affirming care
  • psychiatrist
  • advocacy
  • mental health
  • treatment risks
  • public understanding
  • clinical contributions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Federal Trade Commission

Books & works: A Woman’s Work

Places: Oklahoma, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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