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.
Podcasting since 2026 • 5 episodes
The Lavender Lounge
Latest Episodes
The Right Size Shoes: A Conversation on Gender and Healing
Gender affirming therapist Dillon Mathew-Gilmore, LMSW (they/them) joins The Lavender Lounge to talk about what it really means to heal through community. Dillon shares their jour...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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58:22
What Is Healthy Sexuality?
What does it actually mean to have a healthy sex life — and why does our culture make it so hard?In this episode, licensed clinical social worker and certified sex therapist Jennifer Monninger, founder of Oh My Pleasure, joins the Lavend...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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Finding the You in Someone Else
Arizona’s #1 drag queen Barbra Seville talks about courage, connection, and empathy. From calling out double standards and challenging regressive policies to advocating for LGBTQ+ education and self-esteem, Barbra shares why embracing your auth...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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57:58
Welcome to The Lavender Lounge
Spectrum Medical Care Center CEO Mark Moeremans introduces The Lavender Lounge and the clinic that’s served Arizona’s LGBTQ+ community for nearly 30 years. Mark shares his vision for best-in-class affirming healthcare, Spectrum’s legacy founded...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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You Deserve to Be Happy: Full-Spectrum Gender Affirming Care
What does it look like to receive gender-affirming care that is grounded in science and humanity? In this episode of The Lavender Lounge, Ari Kravitz, a family nurse practitioner at Spectrum Medical Care Center, joins us to unpack the what, why...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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