Dr. Kenneth Mayer is Medical Research Director and Co-Chair of The Fenway Institute. He is also a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; a Professor, Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard School of Public Health; and an Editor-in-Chief at the Journal of the International AIDS Society. Find out more about Dr. Mayer's work here.

In this podcast we talk about the impact of non-affirming environments on health outcomes among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons, and the intersection of LGBT stigma with HIV-related stigma and racial discrimination. Dr. Mayer describes the education and training work that The Fenway Institute does to optimize healthcare with LGBT persons. He provides multiple ways to intervene in stigma, ranging from becoming comfortable talking about sexual orientation and gender identity, self-awareness of power dynamics, to structural and political changes.

Episode hosted by Dr. Carmen Logie. Supported by funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and Canada Research Chairs program. Original music and podcast produced by Jupiter Productions, who have various production services available to support your podcast needs.