About Well Beings

Closing the LGBTQ+ Health Gap — Together

Well Beings is a newsletter and resource hub for health and wellness practitioners, providers, and professionals who want to serve their queer and trans clients better. Grounded in equity, research, and real-world experience, we explore how to close systemic gaps in LGBTQ+ care through education, visibility, and action.

This project is 100% worker-owned and reader-supported, and if that ever changes, members will be the first to know. You can trust that we will never put profits above reporting the facts.

Subscribers receive a mix of science and policy news, original journalism, interviews with researchers and clinicians, and evolving tools and resources. Whether you’re a surgeon, counselor, GP, nurse, nutritionist, bodyworker, or health educator, Well Beings is here to support your growth as a provider to help your clients thrive.

About BJ Ferguson (he/they)

BJ Ferguson is a journalist, content strategist, and storyteller with over a decade of experience amplifying LGBTQ+ voices and advocating for inclusive, informed healthcare.

Currently based in Oaxaca, Mexico, BJ’s work has been featured in Esquire, Xtra, Yahoo! Canada, TIME, and more. Their writing—rooted in the intersections of identity, health, and justice—has earned grants from the NIHCM Foundation and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. They’ve reported on everything from transgender healthcare and mental health policy to affirming tattoo practices and queer travel.

BJ is also a dedicated creative and community builder, blending personal experience as a genderqueer trans person with rigorous, research-driven reporting. Through Well Beings, they aim to bridge the gap between intention and action in LGBTQ+ care—helping providers move from ally to accomplice through transformative practice.