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Education, Evaluation and Research Associate Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health

LGBT+ history month: Trans and pronouns awareness, why getting it right matters.

Pronouns – They/Them

February marks LGBTQ+ history month, in support of this Dr Nat Thorne covers the importance of getting language right and the mental health impacts this can have on the trans community.

Nat spent 16 years as an LGBTQ journalist before completing a Masters in Psychology Research Methods at the University of Nottingham. Following this Nat then went on to complete a PhD which examined the role of language in the mental health of non-binary individuals.

Nat now works for the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health as Education, Evaluation and Research Associate – as a result of this Nat runs educational workshops, works as a community liaison, and produces educational resources.

Education, Evaluation and Research Associate Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health