Genderqueer Menopause: Navigating Menopause for Trans, Gender-Nonconforming, Genderfluid, and Other Queer-Bodied Folx
Lasara Firefox Allen
Jan 2026 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Sam Stark
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About this audiobook
For readers of What Fresh Hell is This? and Next Level, a queer, gender-affirming guide to navigating menopause—find gender euphoria, learn how to advocate for your healthcare, and empower yourself
Prompts, tools, and expert wisdom for living well through menopause and beyond
The diverse menopause experiences of nonbinary, trans, and other queerbodied individuals have been overlooked—and actively invisibilized—for far too long. Genderqueer Menopause is an indisputable and empowering resource for those navigating symptoms and seeking gender-affirming care during the menopause transition.
Author, menopause doula and coach, and genderqueer educator Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, pushes back against the norms of mainstream menopause care, asserting that menopause should not—and will not—be suffered in silence. They help you:
Allen’s perspective centers the genderqueer experience and the community’s needs from an affirming frame. Genderqueer Menopause challenges conventional narratives surrounding menopause and guides readers through this life transition using practical resources and exercises.
Genderqueer Menopause is a powerful resource for gender expansive folx to empower themselves, find relief, and gain support. Menopause can be a time of both grief and celebration for many of those in the trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer communities. Use this book to ease the process and live well.
Prompts, tools, and expert wisdom for living well through menopause and beyond
The diverse menopause experiences of nonbinary, trans, and other queerbodied individuals have been overlooked—and actively invisibilized—for far too long. Genderqueer Menopause is an indisputable and empowering resource for those navigating symptoms and seeking gender-affirming care during the menopause transition.
Author, menopause doula and coach, and genderqueer educator Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, pushes back against the norms of mainstream menopause care, asserting that menopause should not—and will not—be suffered in silence. They help you:
- Gain tools to enhance your awareness of premenopausal, perimenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal life
- Reframe negative beliefs and internalized bias
- Push back against heteronormative medical standards of care
- Manage symptoms like brain fog, sleep problems, and genitourinary and menstrual changes
- Hear from the voices of trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people
- Demystify menopause and define your own experience
Allen’s perspective centers the genderqueer experience and the community’s needs from an affirming frame. Genderqueer Menopause challenges conventional narratives surrounding menopause and guides readers through this life transition using practical resources and exercises.
Genderqueer Menopause is a powerful resource for gender expansive folx to empower themselves, find relief, and gain support. Menopause can be a time of both grief and celebration for many of those in the trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer communities. Use this book to ease the process and live well.
About the author
Lasara Firefox Allen is a best-selling author, coach, and sex educator. When Lasara Firefox Allen was experiencing perimenopause they set out to educate themself on menopause so they could advocate for their own health. Through that process, they became dedicated to creating a gender and sexuality-affirming Menopause Coaching practice. Lasara is a Menopause Doula, certified with The Menopause School, and a Menopause Coach in training with the GGS Menopause Coaching Program. Lasara graduated with a Master’s in Social Work from Cal Poly Humboldt. They completed the San Francisco Sex Information Human Sexuality Intensive and have designed and presented safer sex workshops for various groups and have been featured as an expert by several media outlets. Lasara Firefox Allen is the author of Sexy Witch (2005) and Jailbreaking the Goddess (2016) with Llewelyn Press.
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