Hormonally Yours
📅 Saturday 20th September
📍 Rich Mix, Shoreditch High St.
⏰ 1PM - 2.30 PM
🎟 Free Entry
♿ All Love Hub venues have step-free access and accessible toilet facilities
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From suppressing puberty to growing pubes, this empowering session dives into all things hormonal, with a special focus on puberty-suppressing hormones (also known as puberty blockers) and what they mean for trans and non-binary people today.
This event is about knowledge, autonomy, and affirmation. Our panel will bring together lived experience and evidence-based research to explore:
✔️ What puberty-suppressing hormones are, how they work, and why they matter
✔️ How to navigate your hormone journey safely and confidently
✔️ Community care and self-advocacy in healthcare settings
✔️ Conversations around DIY hormones (without making it the main focus)
We’ll also be celebrating the launch of The Love Tank’s new Puberty Suppressing Hormone Guide, created to give trans and non-binary folks the information they deserve. Check out the guide here: queerhealth.info/lbgt/psh
Whether you’re just starting to think about hormones, supporting someone on their journey, or curious to learn more, this is a space for honest conversation, community knowledge, and collective empowerment.
Our Panel
Kylo Thomas
Kylo (he/they) is a scholar activist, abolitionist, and rhyme writer based at The Love Tank CIC. His research focuses on trans health justice, mutual aid, and dismantling the carceral state. He holds a PhD in Critical Race Theory from UCL, where he is currently an Honorary Research Fellow.
Benjamin Weil
Ben (they/he) is the Head of Research and Community Knowledge Generation at The Love Tank. They are one of the authors and researchers of The Love Tank’s Little Back Pocket Guide to Puberty-Suppressing Hormones.
Mitzi
Arlo O’Callaghan
Arlo (they/he) is a 22-year-old non binary writer and filmmaker from South East London. His writing explores themes of transness, masculinity and religion. Arlo volunteers with The Love Tank and was part of the consultation board for the puberty-suppressing hormone guide.
Lucy
Lucy (she/her) is the Lead Nurse Consultant at Anne Health, a not-for-profit organization that provides inclusive and evidence-based care for trans+ people. She has been supporting trans communities for nearly 20 years and is passionate about making healthcare accessible and affirming. Lucy trained in the United States, where she is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner.
This event is part of Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest and Love Hub – two festivals collaborating to create one big queer East London celebration from 13–21 September.
📽 Explore the full Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest programme here
🌈 Discover the full Love Hub programme here
Our House Rules (and Why They Matter)
The Love Hub is brought to you by The Love Tank, a non-profit organization promoting the health and well-being of underserved communities.
We’re a lived experience organization: we’re queer, pro-trans, and believe that migrants make our worlds richer and more joyful. We’re proudly anti-racist and believe access to health care - including abortion - is a human right. We stand for bodily autonomy, including reproductive justice, the decriminalization of drug use and sex work, and access to gender-affirming care.
A lot of our work focuses on sexual health, so please expect conversations that include sex and sexual well-being.
If you’ve just discovered The Love Tank and are thinking of booking a Love Hub ticket, but find our values challenging, this is a great moment to ask yourself: “Is this space right for me?”
Some sessions will have an official photographer present. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let us know when you arrive at a session. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, photography, video, or audio recording of panel members or audience members is not permitted. Anyone who records or photographs without consent will be asked to leave the session.
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