Written by Marisa M Cassino a
Capitol Hill spa that will make you feel good about our city
Transgendered individuals aren't always comfortable getting a massage
they are at this place if
You're like most human beings you probably felt self-conscious about something the last time you climbed naked on to a massage table
Maybe you thought about the ten extra pounds. You'd like to shed or the fact that you'd forgotten to shave your legs
Now imagine you're transgender
While you were clothed in the lobby you appeared male, but on the table. It's clear you were born physically female
What will the therapist think?
Well, she laughs asked a hurtful question
worse
Suddenly getting a massage doesn't just involve confronting a minor insecurity. It's terrifying
while studying at the Potomac massage Training Institute
Frances Reed became acutely aware of this fear while practising on transgender and gender non-conforming
Friends time after time after time for two full years I heard I would never have gotten a massage if it wasn't for you
The idea for free as soon as you reach its Capitol Hill doorstep
It's obvious
This isn't your typical Day Spa a sign on the front of the red brick Victorian row house states hate has no business here in
the cozy reception area shelves hold pamphlets for various
LGBTQ resources and health services
The intake form for new clients asks, which pronouns they prefer. He slash him
she slash her they slash them or other and
Actually, you won't see the word spa anywhere
Spas are pretty driven by the beauty myth says Reed who started the business in
2011 and now cos it with wife and business partner jessica van dyke
There's a lot of pressure to look a particular way in a spa
Reid has a thick silver hook through one year and an impressive shock of two-tone turquoise hair that resembles a cresting wave
The thirty nine year old was born female, but doesn't identify as a woman female is not the right gender marker for me
But neither is male
Some call this non-binary gender gender non-conforming or genderqueer
Put simply says read, I occupy that gray area in between gender
Read uses the pronoun Megan in six years
They have grown free body works from a one to a twenty person operation by loudly touting a message that all
Identities and bodies are welcome. I want people to know from a mile away that this is who we are
Everyone on staff including the nine other massage therapists besides Reid has undergone cultural competency training
Meaning they all know the appropriate terminology to use with clients and how to treat physical ailments specific to bodies and transition
for example
Transgender women who raise the natural pitch of their voices frequently strain their neck and jaw muscles
Transgender men who rapidly build muscle to appear more masculine can experience posture issues if they bind their breast tissue
They may suffer from chest and shoulder tension
New clients participate in consultations when they arrive so they won't have to worry about answering sensitive questions or giving uncomfortable
explanations once their appointments begin
You would want to trust going into a professional space that the therapist would handle it professionally
but that has not been true for so many people says Alex McNeil a
Transgender man. Who's been a free Body Works client for years?
It's amazing to walk in confident that the person will understand fundamentally who you are and doesn't need you to justify that
McNiel says he has tried getting a massage at a typical spa and no nothing devastatingly awkward happened. He found the experience
uncomfortable enough that he couldn't relax and enjoy it a
sign on the front of the red brick Victorian row house states hate has no business here in the
Cosy reception area shelves hold pamphlets for various LGBTQ resources and health services
The intake form for new clients asks, which pronouns they prefer. He slash him
she slash her they slash them or other and
Actually, you won't see the word spa anywhere
Spouse are pretty driven by the beauty myth says reid who started the business in
2011 and now CEO is it with wife and business partner jessica van dyke
There's a lot of pressure to look a particular way in a spa
Reid has a thick silver hook through one year and an impressive shock of two-tone turquoise hair that resembles a cresting wave
The thirty nine year old was born female, but doesn't identify as a woman
Female is not the right gender marker for me, but neither is male
Some call this non-binary gender gender non-conforming or genderqueer
Put simply says read, I occupy that grey area in between gender
Reid uses the pronoun megan in six years
They have grown free body works from a one to a twenty person operation by loudly touting a message that all
Identities and bodies are welcome. I want people to know from a mile away that this is who we are
Everyone on staff including the nine other massage therapists besides reid has undergone cultural competency training
Meaning they all know the appropriate terminology to use with clients and how to treat physical ailments specific to bodies and transition
for example
Transgender women who raise the natural pitch of their voices frequently strain their neck and jaw muscles
Transgender men who rapidly build muscle to appear more masculine can experience posture issues if they bind their breast tissue
They may suffer from chest and shoulder tension
New clients participate in consultations when they arrive so they won't have to worry about answering sensitive questions forgiving uncomfortable
explanations once their appointments begin
You would want to trust going into a professional space that the therapist would handle it professionally
but that has not been true for so many people says Alex McNeil a
Transgender man. Who's been a free Body Works client for years?
It's amazing to walk in confident that the person will understand fundamentally who you are and doesn't need you to justify that
McNeil says he has tried getting a massage at a typical spa and though nothing devastatingly awkward happened. He found the experience
Uncomfortable enough that he couldn't relax and enjoy it
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