Les Henderson

PATIENT ADVOCATE ACTION COLLECTIVE MEMBER

Les Henderson (she/her/they) is the founder of endoQueer and host of the Be A Beacon Podcast. As a Black masculine of center lesbian, her endo journey has been complicated due to erasure in medical and online spaces. In 2016, she survived a spontaneous pneumothorax (lung collapse) that happened due to endometriosis.

Les unfortunately experienced 5 more lung collapses between 2016-2022. She knew that she had to get out here and tell her story and create a space to help others. Her story has been shared by Vice, Cosmo UK and she has contributed her experiences to a few medical journals and books.