I'll Go First® with Jessica Minhas

Welcome to I’ll Go First! We are so excited to have Derrick Reyes joining us for our very first episode! They are the Founder of Queerly Health, a New York City-based digital health startup on a mission to democratize access to LGBTQ health and wellness care. Today’s conversation is vulnerable and inspiring. Derrick shares what finding their identity as a non-gender-confirming person has looked like and how they have learned to carry themselves with confidence. Derrick shares what motivated them to start Queerly Health and how to have important conversations on delicate subjects with the loved ones in your lives.

Goodies from this episode:

You can learn more about Derrick's work: https://www.queerly.health/about

Find support: https://www.thetrevorproject.org

In crisis? Text GOFIRST to 741741 to speak with a trained crisis counselor for free 24/7.

Have an idea for an episode? Someone we should interview? Something we should be talking about? Say hi! hello@illgofirst.com

Show Notes

Welcome to I’ll Go First! We are so excited to have Derrick Reyes joining us for our very first episode! They are the Founder of Queerly Health, a New York City-based digital health startup on a mission to democratize access to LGBTQ health and wellness care. Today’s conversation is vulnerable and inspiring. Derrick shares what finding their identity as a non-gender-confirming person has looked like and how they have learned to carry themselves with confidence. Derrick shares what motivated them to start Queerly Health and how to have important conversations on delicate subjects with the loved ones in your lives. 

Goodies from this episode: 

You can learn more about Derrick's work: https://www.queerly.health/about

Find support: https://www.thetrevorproject.org 

In crisis? Text GOFIRST to 741741 to speak with a trained crisis counselor for free 24/7.

Have an idea for an episode? Someone we should interview? Something we should be talking about? Say hi! hello@illgofirst.com

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What is I'll Go First® with Jessica Minhas?

Jessica Minhas, host and founder of I'll Go First®, dives into the topics and conversations that we want to have but are a little afraid to talk about or aren't sure where to start. Celebrate the stories of courageous overcomers, inspiring mental health champions, and those boldly stepping into taboo spaces and inviting us into a full life. Listen, learn, and heal with people just like us who look adversity in the eye and say, “I will not stand down. I'll go first.”