Veronica Esposito

Veronica Esposito

KQED Contributor

Veronica Esposito is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as a freelance journalist covering the arts, lifestyle, and social justice for venues including The Guardian, KQED, World Literature Today, and many others. Her writing has appeared in dozens of venues, and she has published four books. As a therapist, she specializes in supporting and advocating for trans individuals, and more generally helps clients process and overcome traumatic histories, manage life transitions, and tell their own story.

By Veronica Esposito

In the ’70s, Gay Rights Activists Abandoned Their Trans Siblings

Isaac Julien Dreams Up a Beautiful and Urgent World at the de Young

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Amy Sherald Gathers ‘Sublime’ American Portraits at SFMOMA

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The Emotional Power of Mary Cassatt’s Magnificent Women and Bored Girls

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‘Baby Reindeer’ Actress Nava Mau Found Herself in Oakland

In ‘Free To Be,’ A UCSF Doctor Dispels Myths About Trans Youth

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At SFMOMA, Zanele Muholi Documents South African Queer Life with Intense Feeling

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As a Therapist, I See the Damage of Anti-Trans Hate Firsthand

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This Holiday Season, Let Trans Kids Be Kids

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