For readers of What Fresh Hell is This? and Next Level, a queer, gender-affirming guide to navigating menopause-find gender euphoria, learn how to advocate for your healthcare, and empower yourself
Prompts, tools, and expert wisdom for easing hot flashes, temperament changes, and gender dysphoria-a practical take on living well through menopause and beyond
The diverse menopause experiences of nonbinary, trans, and other queer-bodied individuals have been overlooked and invisibilized for too long. Genderqueer Menopause is an indisputable resource for those seeking gender-affirming care during the menopause transition.
Author, menopause doula, and genderqueer sex expert Lasara Firefox Allen pushes back against the norms of mainstream menopause care, asserting that menopause should not-and will not-be suffered in silence.
They help you:
• Gain tools to enhance your awareness of pre-, peri-, menopausal, and postmenopausal life
• Learn how to build empowerment, reframe negative beliefs and counter internalized bias
• Push back against heteronormative medical standards of care
• Manage symptoms like hot flashes and mood disruptions
• Hear the voices of trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people who've been there
• Demystify menopause and define your own experience
Allen's perspective centers the genderqueer experience and the community's needs through an affirming frame. Genderqueer Menopause challenges conventional narratives surrounding menopause and guides readers through this life transition with the aid of reading lists, self-expression rituals and self-advocacy practices. It also includes exercises like symptom charting; crafting a menopause toolkit; creating a management plan; and keeping a menopause journal. Lasara Firefox Allen is a best-selling author, coach, and sex educator. When Lasara Firefox Allen was experiencing perimenopause they set out to educate themself on menopause so they could advocate for their own health. Through that process, they became dedicated to creating a gender and sexuality-affirming Menopause Coaching practice. Lasara is a Menopause Doula, certified with The Menopause School, and a Menopause Coach in training with the GGS Menopause Coaching Program. Lasara graduated with a Master's in Social Work from Cal Poly Humboldt. They completed the San Francisco Sex Information Human Sexuality Intensive and have designed and presented safer sex workshops for various groups and have been featured as an expert by several media outlets. Lasara Firefox Allen is the author of Sexy Witch (2005) and Jailbreaking the Goddess (2016) with Llewelyn Press.
