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Discussion: Transgender Awareness Week

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Josie joined Rosie Nguyen to discuss Transgender awareness week. Each year around the third week of November, community members and organizations come together to raise visibility, awareness, and education about transgender people and the issues they still face. The week comes to a close right before November 20th, which is Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20, 2020

Josie speaking on suicide.

This was produced and aired by Live On Utah Org. Please visit liveonutah.org today.

Utah Pride Center Suicide Prevention:

Sumner Speaker series

Josie shares her story to encourage other to find hope and keep fighting.

Josie Jesse shares her story about her childhood growing up in Helena, MT. She speaks about the abuse she suffered from her mom. Being bullied in high school, the treatment from a church she was forced to go to which included being sent to deliverance camp twice. Josie also shares about her struggles with suicide and how important it is to talk about suicide and prevention of suicide. She shares about finding forgiveness, healing, and being able to not let her past control her. Her hope is that by sharing it will help encourage others to find hope and to keep fighting. As life can be and is beautiful. "Believe you can, and you will!"

Hosted by the Utah Pride Center Suicide Prevention

PBS Utah Insight

Finding Hope | Suicide Prevention and Mental Health | Utah Insight

"I just felt stuck." Throughout her life, Josephine has survived abuse, a suicide attempt, and more recently, COVID-19. With the help of a counselor and self-reflection, she's been able to overcome suicidal thoughts and live a fulfilling life as her true self.

Josephine shared her story with us on our show Utah Insight. You can watch the whole conversation on suicide prevention and mental health in our state here: pbsutah.org/utah-insight.

Salt Lake City Weekly

The Journey of Becoming You

How 'gender-affirming' philosophy and multidisciplinary care at the University of Utah's Transgender Health Program helps patients feel whole.

By Peter Holslin

PIONEERING PATIENT FINALLY AT HOME IN HER OWN BODY

University of Utah Transgender Health Patient Stories