Katy Lees – LGBTQ+ Mental Health Author
Writing about LGBTQ+ Mental Health, Fiction, & Other Queer Ideas
I'm so excited to show you the cover of Queer Minds! I had a great time writing this book and chatting with the luminaries who opened up in their interviews. The book includes chapters on finding trans joy, neuroqueer dreaming, love as a way to take care of your mental health, healing after conversion therapy, … Continue reading You Can Now Order Queer Minds!
We’re now fully ensconced in 2024, so it feels like a good time to look back on the previous year and let you know what I was up to in 2023. It was a great year for my writing work in lots of ways! A copy of FUCK Plans zine, opened onto the page showing … Continue reading 2023 in Review
I’ve dotted the is and crossed the ts, so I’m excited to reveal that I’ve started to write my next book! It’s a non-fiction book about how LGBTQ+ people experience common and varied aspects of mental health, neurodiversity, and daily life. My working title is Queer Minds, and I’ll be exploring the perspectives of queer … Continue reading Here Comes Queer Minds!
It’s been an interesting year of blogging! While most of my time this year has been taken up by writing The Trans Guide to Mental Health and Well-Being, I’ve enjoyed updating you here when I could. The most read posts of 2021 have been a blend of new and vintage posts, and a great mix … Continue reading The Best of 2021
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About a month ago, when I featured in The Body Love Box, I was interviewed by the legendary Lindley Ashline. Lindley is a photographer, blogger, and fat activist who centres marginalised voices and bodies in her work. It was an absolute pleasure to be interviewed by her and to talk about my work, my values, … Continue reading My Interview with Lindley Ashline
If my excitable review of December's offering from The Body Love Box prompted you to sign up for your own monthly subscription, or if you read to the very end of my review, you'll be ahead of the curve on this one. For anyone else, here's some good news for cat lovers and fat activists … Continue reading Fat Cats & Body Positivity
A little while ago I chatted with the estimable Dr. Cat Pause for her podcast Friend of Marilyn, a fat positive radio show. She interviewed me about why I champion fat liberation over body positivity, how my identity as a fat person is influenced by my other experiences of oppression, and a few of my … Continue reading Friend of Marilyn
I was extremely honoured to be the debut guest on the Trans Variety Hour podcast this week! I spoke to the wonderful Michelle of What the Trans?! podcast fame about all sorts of things I don't usually talk about here, including my fledgling private psychotherapy practice; how I deal with my gender dysphoria as a … Continue reading Trans Mental Health Explosion
For wrestling fans, wrestling haters, and anyone who wants to hear about my embarrassing childhood crushes - look no further than this week's I Hate Wrestling podcast! This is my third time as a guest on the show and I always have a blast with Matt, the host. As well as my obligatory trashing of … Continue reading Tables & Ladders & Chairs: Oh My!
Katy Lees - LGBTQ+ Mental Health Author 