Over the Binary (OTB), Episode 5

Over the Binary (OTB), Ep. 5

Grace O’Connor, MA, LMFT moderates a conversation with guest, Los Angeles Gender Center co-founder, Elise Turen, Phd, ASC, and GWLA President and Founder Casey Weitzman, MA, LMFT.
Grace O’Connor, MA, LMFT moderates a conversation with guest, Los Angeles Gender Center co-founder, Elise Turen, Phd, ASC, and GWLA President and Founder Casey Weitzman, MA, LMFT.

For Episode 5 of OTB, we decided pivot a little from the way we normally do things. With this MOSTLY AUDIO presentation, Grace O’Connor, MA, LMFT assumes the role as solo host as she moderates a conversation with guest, Los Angeles Gender Center Co-founder, Elise Turen, Phd, ASC, and GWLA President and Founder Casey Weitzman, MA, LMFT — normally, OTB’s other co-host.

At GWLA, we think it’s important to take time and reflect on the Trans/Nonbinary community’s history, as we try to clear the hurdles we face every day. With Episode 5, we are provided with a unique perspective earned over time, from two clinicians, once workplace colleagues at the LA Gender Center nearly 30 years ago, and still friends today. They were true pioneers, among only a handful of professionals who created institutions and mechanisms for the community to receive Trans-affirming care in Los Angeles, for decades now, and they continue their life’s work today.

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Elise Turen, Phd, ASC

Elise Turen, Phd, ASC is a Board Certified Clinical Sexologist, and co-founder of the Los Angeles Gender Center. She received her PhD in Human Sexuality in 2008 and also holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology. She has been been active in Trans/GNC related awareness and local events in Los Angeles since 1993.

Elise Turen, Phd, ASC

Elise Turen, Phd, ASC is a Board Certified Clinical Sexologist, and co-founder of the Los Angeles Gender Center. She received her PhD in Human Sexuality in 2008 and also holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology. She has been been active in Trans/GNC related awareness and local events in Los Angeles since 1993.