ABOUT US
Well Beings News helps health and wellness professionals understand queer trans experiences to be better allies to marginalized LGBTQ+ communities.
Are you stuck feeling ineffective and unsure, afraid of making mistakes, caught in a loop trying to learn about LGBTQ+ health from the same systems and institutions that got us where we are today?
This newsletter and resource hub gives care workers the confidence they need to serve queer trans clients and patients, and to stand up for LGBTQ+ communities against an onslaught of politicized persecution.
Well Beings NEWS is 100% independent, worker-owned, and reader-supported. Subscribers receive a mix of science and policy news, original journalism, interviews with researchers and clinicians, access to a database of the latest research in LGBTQ+ health, and an evolving library of tools and resources.
Whether you’re a surgeon, anesthesiologist, counselor, therapist, general practitioner, nurse, nutritionist, bodyworker, coach, or health educator, Well Beings NEWS is here to support your growth as a provider, to help your LGBTQ+ clients thrive.
BAXSTAR JONMARIE FERGUSON
Journalist and Founder
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Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson is a journalist, content strategist and storyteller with over a decade of experience amplifying LGBTQ+ voices and advocating for inclusive, informed healthcare for all.
Currently based in Oaxaca, Mexico, BJ’s work has been featured in Esquire, Xtra, Yahoo! Canada, TIME, and more. He has also created queer health content for Northwell, Wiley, Sharecare, and Gilead. His writing—rooted in the intersections of identity, health, and justice—has earned grants from the National Institute of Health Care Management Foundation and the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
BJ is a dedicated creative artist and community builder, blending personal experience as a genderqueer trans person with rigorous, research-driven reporting. Through Well Beings News, they aim to bridge the gap between intention and action in LGBTQ+ care—helping providers move from ally to accomplice through transformative practice.