The Lavender Lounge
Welcome to the Lavender Lounge: a podcast community discussing the latest in LGBTQ+ health and wellness. Hosted by Spectrum Medical Community Health Advocate Anna Kova, Lavender Lounge amplifies voices in conversations around LGBTQ+ health, identity, and resilience. Featuring care providers, local advocates, and individuals with lived experience in this space, we share real insights to empower you wherever you’re at in your health journey.
The Lavender Lounge
Latest Episodes
Sober Community Reimagined with The Phoenix
What if getting sober didn't mean giving things up but discovering everything you're actually capable of? This week on The Lavender Lounge, Ray sits down with Mike, from The Phoenix, a community that'...
It's Time For Full-Spectrum Queer Gynecological Care
In the HIV/AIDS era, gay men organized, marched, and demanded that medicine move faster. They changed healthcare forever. Dr. Homyra Hadavand trained as a doctor in that era. She calls witnessing that advocacy one of the best things in her care...
Meeting People Where They Are
SMCC Outreach navigator and medical assistant Dylan Harvey shares what it's like meeting the community where they are, and how fatherhood, spirituality, and his roots on the White Mountain Apache reservation keep him grounded.
