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In this interactive webinar designed for chaplains, CPE students, and anyone with an interest in providing quality care to transgender and nonbinary people in healthcare settings we explore the added stressors that trans people face in healthcare settings, and how the chaplain encounter can be transformative for trans patients and the care teams providing treatment.

We also explore the added stressors that trans people face in healthcare settings, and how the chaplain encounter can be transformative for trans patients and the care teams providing treatment.

Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw

Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw is the Senior Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Tampa. He is the coordinator of the Transgender Roundtable at the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies and a faculty member of the Trans Seminarian Leadership Cohort. Jakob previously worked as a chaplain, in a large level-one trauma center, primarily focusing on palliative care. He lives in Tampa, Florida, with his husband, Allan, and their two kids.

This CLGS event was recorded on 31 May 2023