Welcome, dear reader, to our December issue of GCN where we look at the issues which affect us more than any other external force - our own health and wellbeing, physical, mental and sexual. While this is of paramount importance to every living person, the LGBT+ community has particular challenges for a variety of reasons, some of which we get to grips with in the pages of this month’s magazine. Recent events have drawn our wellbeing into the foreground, but more on that later.
Marlon, Stefano, Katie, Peter, Lisa & Dave
Inside our pages, Noah Halpin, a young trans man and trans healthcare activist shares the journey abroad he had to undergo in order to avail of top surgery - something this country shamefully does not provide for its citizens. A dear friend and fellow LGBT+ activist, Will St Leger, who accompanied him, gives advice on how you can be a carer for friends undergoing gender confirmation surgeries.