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'''Alex Iantaffi''' is a writer, educator, and therapist. They are the author of ''Gender Trauma: Healing Cultural, Social, and Historical Gendered Trauma''. They have also co-authored the books ''How to Understand Your Gender: A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are'', ''Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between,'' and ''Hell Yeah Self-Care; a trauma-informed workbook,'' with [[Meg-John Barker]]''.'' They are also the host of the Gender Stories podcast, and are the former editor-in-chief for Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy (2007 - 2018).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=PhD|first=Alessandra Iantaffi MSc|last2=MRCPsych|first2=Walter Pierre Bouman MSc|date=2007-11-01|title=Moving forward|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/14681990701665936|journal=Sexual and Relationship Therapy|volume=22|issue=4|pages=387–387|doi=10.1080/14681990701665936|issn=1468-1994}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite journal|date=2018-07-03|title=I say goodbye, you say hello…|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2018.1495813|journal=Sexual and Relationship Therapy|volume=33|issue=3|pages=247–248|doi=10.1080/14681994.2018.1495813|issn=1468-1994}}</ref> <ref name="thoughtful">{{Cite web |title=EP58: Gender, Sexuality, and Mental Health – A Conversation with Alex Iantaffi |author= |work=The Thoughtful Counselor |date=12 October 2017 |access-date=17 July 2020 |url= https://thethoughtfulcounselor.com/2017/10/gender-sexuality-and-mental-health-a-conversation-with-alex-iantaffi/}}</ref>
'''Alex Iantaffi''' is a writer, educator, and therapist. They are the author of ''Gender Trauma: Healing Cultural, Social, and Historical Gendered Trauma''. They have also co-authored the books ''How to Understand Your Gender: A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are'', ''Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between,'' and ''Hell Yeah Self-Care; a trauma-informed workbook,'' with [[Meg-John Barker]]''.'' They are also the host of the Gender Stories podcast, and are the former editor-in-chief for Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy (2007 - 2018).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=PhD|first=Alessandra Iantaffi MSc|last2=MRCPsych|first2=Walter Pierre Bouman MSc|date=2007-11-01|title=Moving forward|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/14681990701665936|journal=Sexual and Relationship Therapy|volume=22|issue=4|pages=387–387|doi=10.1080/14681990701665936|issn=1468-1994}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite journal|date=2018-07-03|title=I say goodbye, you say hello…|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2018.1495813|journal=Sexual and Relationship Therapy|volume=33|issue=3|pages=247–248|doi=10.1080/14681994.2018.1495813|issn=1468-1994}}</ref> <ref name="thoughtful">{{Cite web |title=EP58: Gender, Sexuality, and Mental Health – A Conversation with Alex Iantaffi |author= |work=The Thoughtful Counselor |date=12 October 2017 |access-date=17 July 2020 |url= https://thethoughtfulcounselor.com/2017/10/gender-sexuality-and-mental-health-a-conversation-with-alex-iantaffi/}}</ref>


They grew up in Rome, Italy, and started going by the name "Alex" at the age of 14, inspired by the [[gender nonconforming]] character in ''Flashdance''. In their twenties, while living in England, they were briefly married to an abusive husband, then divorced him and came out as [[bisexual]], later coming out as a [[dyke]] fir a brief period, before returning to identifying as bisexual. In their late twenties, upon attending a BiCon for the first time, they met a broad range of [[trans]], [[gender nonconforming]], and [[genderfluid]] people. By their early thirties, Alex was out to a few people as [[genderqueer]] and [[genderfluid]]. Alex obtained their Ph.D. in 1999, and moved to the United States in 2008, where they became very involved with the trans community.<ref name="DTA" />
They grew up in Rome, Italy, and started going by the name "Alex" at the age of 14, inspired by the [[gender nonconforming]] character in ''Flashdance''. In their twenties, while living in England, they were briefly married to an abusive husband, then divorced him and came out as [[bisexual]], later coming out as a [[dyke]] for a brief period, before returning to identifying as bisexual. In their late twenties, upon attending a BiCon for the first time, they met a broad range of [[trans]], [[gender nonconforming]], and [[genderfluid]] people. By their early thirties, Alex was out to a few people as [[genderqueer]] and [[genderfluid]]. Alex obtained their Ph.D. in 1999, and moved to the United States in 2008, where they became very involved with the trans community.<ref name="DTA" />


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