Hi everyone, welcome back to Doing It, the Sex and Relationships podcast where sex has

never been so nerdy with me, your host, Hannah Witten.

This week, I am joined by the brilliant Kenny Ethan Jones.

Kenny 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

and his advocacy focuses on all things trans, especially when it comes to menstruation,

trans healthcare, body politics and language.

I really wanted to get Kenny on the podcast to share all his first-hand experiences of navigating

healthcare, sexual health services and menstruation as a trans man and how to make it all more

inclusive and accessible. We spoke about Kenny's own journey, how he became a trans advocate

and how modelling changed his life. Kenny talked about some of the

books that helped influence his own growth into becoming an activist, and we spoke about how

menstruating and having periods has been the single hardest thing to deal with for him as a trans man.

Kenny spoke about the misinformation that's out there about going on testosterone and how it impacts your fertility as a trans man and why sexual health and gender affirming services need to better inform people transitioning so they can take the care and action needed to look after their sexual and reproductive health.

But of course, Kenny also spoke about positive experiences he's had in sexual health clinics,

especially 56th Street in London.

We spoke about the massive increase in people seeking gender affirming services in the UK,

and Kenny spoke about the need for much more funding and supporting of these crucial services.

Kenny also challenged a lot of the myths around gender affirming services for young people and spoke about the double standards

that exist for trans youth in comparison to cis people seeking similar care for other reasons.

Kenny shared the importance of protecting your mental health as a trans person and avoiding

toxic news.

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