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Gender-Affirming Menopause Speaker | Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW
Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, gender-affirming menopause speaker and educator

Gender-Affirming Menopause Speaker — Speaking & Booking

Bring gender-affirming menopause care into the room.

Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, is a gender-affirming menopause speaker who delivers keynotes, workshops, and clinical trainings that make gender-expansive menopause care concrete and actionable. These sessions will fundamentally change how your group thinks about and treats menopause, whether the audience is clinicians, conference attendees, or community members.

WPATH 2026 Presenter GLMA 2026 Presenter Amazon Bestseller Author Independent Press Top 40 Nonfiction List Peer-Reviewed, CJNPWH

Signature presentations

Ten Talks from a Gender-Affirming Menopause Speaker

Each can flex to a 45-minute keynote, a half-day workshop, or a CE-eligible clinical training with this gender-affirming menopause speaker. Just share your audience and time slot, and we’ll shape the format together.

For Providers

01

Gender-Affirming Menopause Care: What Every Clinician Needs to Know

A clinical education session covering the physiology, psychosocial dimensions, and best practices for inclusive menopause care across gender-diverse populations. This talk draws from peer-reviewed literature and the GAMC Certification Course curriculum.

02

Dysphoria-Aware Care: Rethinking How We Talk About Bodies and Menopause

A provider training workshop focused on clinical language and trauma-informed practice. It also examines the role of gender dysphoria in the menopause experience.

03

Sex and Menopause: A Provider’s Guide to Sexuality- and Gender-Affirming Conversations

A clinical training on discussing sexual health, desire, and pleasure with gender-expansive patients navigating menopause. Covers practical language, common pitfalls, and how to open the conversation without assumptions.

In the Workplace

01

Gender-Affirming Menopause in the Workplace

A workplace training on recognizing how menopause shows up differently for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive employees. So, managers and colleagues learn how to respond with real support instead of assumptions.

02

Health Equity and the Menopause Gap: Centering Trans and Gender-Expansive Populations

A policy and advocacy-oriented presentation examining systemic barriers to inclusive menopause care. It also maps pathways toward equitable, affirming practice.

03

Building the Affirming Workplace: Menopause Policy for HR and People Leaders

A practical session for HR and benefits teams on building menopause-inclusive policies and accommodations. It includes trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive employees from the start, not as an afterthought.

For Community Members

01

Beyond the Binary: Navigating Menopause as a Trans or Nonbinary Person

A community-centered workshop for gender-expansive people navigating menopause. Topics include symptoms, hormone options, dysphoria, emotional wellbeing, and building affirming care relationships.

02

Genderqueer Menopause: A Book Talk and Community Conversation

A public-facing presentation drawing on Genderqueer Menopause. Expect readings, personal narrative, and open dialogue about gender, identity, and the menopause transition.

Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, gender-affirming menopause speaker, leading a community book talk and conversation
03

Sex and Midlife: Pleasure, Bodies, and Gender-Expansive Menopause

A community-centered talk on desire, pleasure, and body image during menopause. It was created for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people navigating shifting sex drives, body changes, and intimacy.

04

Menopause as Transformation: Ritual, Magick, and the Bodily Initiation

Drawing on Menopause Reclaimed (Llewellyn, 2027), this talk explores menopause as a genderqueer rite of passage. It centers ceremony and embodiment, so this transition becomes initiation rather than decline.

Formats available

Formats for This Gender-Affirming Menopause Speaker

Keynotes

45–90 minutes

Interactive workshops

Half-day and full-day formats

Conference breakouts

Standard session-length talks

Grand rounds & CE trainings

Clinical, continuing-education focused

Virtual sessions

Live over Zoom, any time zone

In-person

Available for travel by arrangement

Recent stages

Where This Gender-Affirming Menopause Speaker Has Presented

WPATH Scientific Symposium GLMA Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health NPWH National Conference Creating Change UCSF Transgender Health Summit
Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, gender-affirming menopause speaker, presenting at Creating Change 2026

Creating Change 2026

“Lasara’s Gender-Affirming Menopause Care certification course has been genuinely transformative for me—one of the most impactful learning experiences I’ve had in my career.”
Dr. Claire Phipps, GP & Menopause Specialist, UK

How booking works

Three Steps to Book This Gender-Affirming Menopause Speaker

1

Book a call

A short conversation about your audience, goals, and date.

2

Shape the session

Pick a signature talk or build something custom together.

3

Confirm & present

Once logistics are locked, Lasara shows up ready, virtual or in-person.

Care. Transformation. Liberation.

Ready to Book This Gender-Affirming Menopause Speaker?

Book Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, for your corporate or nonprofit event, your retreat, a keynote, or an in-depth immersion. Also available for engagements beyond this focus area — reach out directly with questions.

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