Trans Sexual Health Care & Menstruation with Kenny Ethan Jones

Listen to "Trans Sexual Health Care & Menstruation with Kenny Ethan Jones".

In this episode, Hannah is joined by Kenny Ethan Jones, a writer, advocate, and content creator who made history as the first trans man to front a period campaign. Kenny discusses how he became a trans advocate, some of the books that helped influence his his growth in becoming an activist, and how modelling changed his life. He talks about how menstruating has been the single hardest thing for him to deal with as a trans man and his own journey with masculinity and learning to step into his authentic self. Hannah and Kenny discuss the misinformation out there about how testosterone can affect your fertility as a trans man, the double standards that exist for trans youth seeking similar health care services as cis young people, and the myths around gender affirming care for young people. Finally, Kenny shares some of the positive experiences he’s had in sexual health clinics and the importance of protecting your mental health as a trans person by avoiding toxic news.

CW: transphobia, mention of suicidal ideation

Read the episode transcript here!

QUESTIONS FROM LISTENERS

How did you figure out which parts of masculinity worked for you? And which didn't? Or don't?
What has been your favourite thing about your trans journey? Love some trans joy/positivity.
What are examples of when healthcare has gone well? What did they do?
Any advice on how to approach my uni about why they need to put menstrual bins in the men's bathrooms?

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MORE ABOUT KENNY ETHAN JONES

Kenny Ethan Jones is a writer, advocate and content creator. He’s best known for making history by being the first trans man to front a period campaign. His advocacy is focused on all things trans but he specialises in; menstruation, body politics and language. His work has been spotlighted in the likes of Vogue, NBC news and much more.