LGBTQ2S+ people are among the communities facing higher risks in disasters. But we also have crucial skills to help each other through
Zena Sharman
Zena Sharman is a writer, speaker, strategist, LGBTQ+ health advocate and death doula. She's the author of three books, including The Care We Dream Of: Liberatory and Transformative Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2021) and the Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016).
Queering grief means showing up in all our messy glory
Let’s collectively imagine how we might build a world where we all feel abundantly supported when we’re grieving
Queer death doulas are bringing pleasure and eroticism to end of life
Just as they do in life, kink and eroticism can play a role in death
The future of queer death could be outside of the funeral home
We can become more skilled in navigating, subverting and transforming death and dying industries and institutions
How to queer your end-of-life planning
We can be specific, creative and collaborative in our approach to end-of-life planning
We have the power to reimagine how we die and how we mourn
We live queer lives—and we can die queer deaths too