# Understanding the Experience of LGBTQ+ People Living with Parkinson’s Disease Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-parkinson-s-podcast-1065210/understanding-the-experience-of-lgbtq-people-living-with-parkinson-s-disease Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-parkinson-s-podcast-1065210/understanding-the-experience-of-lgbtq-people-living-with-parkinson-s-disease.md Podcast: [The Michael J. Fox Foundation Parkinson's Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-parkinson-s-podcast-1065210) Published: 2025-06-18T13:13:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.michaeljfox.org Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8e99b190-d93b-43d1-9686-2e8b35b30995.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-parkinson-s-podcast-1065210/episodes/understanding-the-experience-of-lgbtq-people-living-with-parkinson-s-disease Duration seconds: 2703 ## Resource Life with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is shaped by myriad factors, including sexual orientation and gender identity that shape access to care, lifestyle decisions and more. In this episode of The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Parkinson’s Podcast, our expert panel shares their personal stories and discusses the ongoing research into the health concerns and needs of LGBTQ+ people living with PD.  To connect with others for support and community, join the Parkinson’s Buddy Network. https://parkinsonsbuddynetwork.michaeljfox.org/  Like our podcasts? Rate or review the show and share the series with your community. https://apple.co/3p02Jw0   The Foundation’s landmark study, the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative, also known as PPMI, is recruiting volunteers. Join the study that’s changing everything at michaeljfox.org/podcast-ppmi.  Mentioned in this episode: Researchers are studying the link between sense of smell and brain health. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a scratch-and-sniff test. It’s free, mailed to your home and takes just 15 minutes to complete. mysmelltest.org/getstarted ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-parkinson-s-podcast-1065210/episodes/understanding-the-experience-of-lgbtq-people-living-with-parkinson-s-disease/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-parkinson-s-podcast-1065210/understanding-the-experience-of-lgbtq-people-living-with-parkinson-s-disease.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.