UC professor seeks to make death care more inclusive: Equal Deathcare offers resources for the LGBTQIA+ community

UC professor seeks to make death care more inclusive: Equal Deathcare offers resources for the LGBTQIA+ community 
University of Cincinnati News (UC News); by Kyle Shaner; 2/12/25
Jennifer Wright-Berryman, PhD, an associate professor of social work in UC’s College of Allied Health Sciences, is one of the founders of Equal Deathcare, a web-based resource where LGBTQIA+ individuals can find inclusive and affirming end-of-life and death care (funerals, memorials and pre-planning). “Groups that are at risk or marginalized, such as sexual and gender minorities — groups that I’m particularly interested in outcomes for — those voices weren’t included in these conversations around death care, especially when we talk about transgender individuals whose bodies and identities are often maligned in society,” Wright-Berryman said. ...