Dr. Lulu
www.angelshaveninc.org
Dr. Lulu
Dr. Lulu® is a Black queer immigrant pediatrician, physician-educator, speaker, and affirming life coach based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the founder of Dr. Lulu’s Pride Corner, a coaching practice providing affirming emotional support for LGBTQIA+ youth, adults, and their families, with a particular focus on multiply marginalized communities.
With over three decades in medicine, Dr. Lulu’s work sits at the intersection of healthcare, family systems, identity, and healing. She is widely known for her bias-informed, affirmation-centered frameworks, including Reverse Intersectionality, Bias Begins at Home™, and Safety, Affirmation, and Inclusion (SAI)—approaches that shift conversations from blame and silence toward systems, safety, and sustainable care.
Dr. Lulu is a sought-after speaker and trainer who works with healthcare professionals, organizations, and communities to address the real-world impact of bias, silence, and harm—particularly as they affect LGBTQIA+ people, Black families, and immigrants. Her trainings emphasize practical language, cultural humility, and building environments where people no longer have to shrink to thrive.
She is also the host of the Moms 4 Trans Kids podcast and the author of the Amazon #1 bestselling book About Your Black Transgender Child. As the mother of a transgender daughter, Dr. Lulu brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work, grounding her message in compassion, truth, and accountability.
At her core, Dr. Lulu helps individuals and systems move from harm to healing—by changing the environments people are asked to survive in.
SESSION OVERVIEW
Bias Begins at Home: Raising Affirmed LGBTQ+ Youth Across Identities
What if the first place LGBTQ+ youth experience bias isn’t school, church, or the doctor’s office — but at home?
Bias is rarely loud or intentional. It is learned early, modeled quietly, and passed down through language, expectations, silence, and fear. At the same time, home can also be the most powerful place for healing. If bias begins at home, so can affirmation.
This interactive session invites parents, caregivers, educators, and community partners to examine how early-learned beliefs shape the way we respond to LGBTQ+ youth — especially youth who hold multiple marginalized identities, including race, immigration status, disability, faith background, and socioeconomic status.
Using a framework centered on Safety, Affirmation, and Inclusion, participants will explore how everyday interactions build or erode trust.
The session also introduces the concept of “reverse intersectionality” — the idea that the identities society labels as disadvantages can become sources of wisdom, resilience, and leadership. Rather than asking youth to shrink or hide or mute parts of themselves to survive, we explore how families and communities can help them integrate those identities as strengths.
Participants will engage in guided reflection, real-world scenarios, and practical communication tools that can be used immediately. We will discuss:
• How subtle bias shows up in everyday language and expectations
• The difference between acceptance and affirmation
• How to respond when a young person shares their identity
• How to repair trust when harm has already occurred
• How to create emotionally safe homes, classrooms, and community spaces
This session is not about perfection. It is about awareness and action. It is about shifting from “I treat everyone the same” to “I treat you correctly.” When youth feel seen and affirmed at home, their risk for isolation decreases and their resilience increases.
Attendees will leave with a clear framework, practical scripts, and reflection tools designed to strengthen connection, reduce harm, and build environments where LGBTQ+ youth — especially those navigating multiple identities — can thrive.