LGBTQIA+ Led Support for Endometriosis and Similar Illnesses
Our goal is to keep the endo community up to date with information about how endometriosis can affect anyone.
endoQueer Founder, Les Henderson
On September 16, 2020, I, Les Henderson, gathered several folks together to talk about various aspects of living with endometriosis as an LGBTQIA+ person. Check out their presentations. Plus, if you are a fellow LGBTQIA+ #endoWarrior (patient, possible patient, angry body part haver), I’d love to have you join us in our special, #endoWarrior Facebook group. And everyone is invited to subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on Instagram where we share all kinds of information for healthcare providers, caregivers, and friends, as well as tips to keep those angry body parts in check!
Les Henderson (she/her/they) is the founder of endoQueer and host of the Be A Beacon Podcast. As a Black masculine of center lesbian, her endo journey has been complicated due to erasure in medical and online spaces. In 2016, she survived a spontaneous pneumothorax (lung collapse) that happened due to endometriosis. Les unfortunately experienced 5 more lung collapses between 2016-2022. She knew that she had to get out here and tell her story and create a space to help others. Her story has been shared by Vice, Cosmo UK and she has contributed her experiences to a few medical journals and books.
To book Les for your event or conference, please email [email protected] for dates and rates. Members of the press on a deadline who would like to speak with Les can also email [email protected] to set up a long-form press interview.
endoQueer is also powered by a team of volunteers and has had event sponsorship from Myovant Sciences, with additional in-kind and support from The Endometriosis Summit and Kristen Jeffers Media.