Bio

Mere Abrams is a licensed clinical social worker, researcher, writer, educator, and consultant who provides mental health, DEI, and LGBTQ+ training and consultation services to organizations, schools, and businesses around the world. They are also the co-founder of Urbody, a gender-affirming underwear and activewear brand that addresses the fit and style needs of the entire gender spectrum while redefining gender and body norms in the fashion industry. Mere has partnered with prominent entities such as Showtime, Them., Folx Health, Modern Fertility, Miley Cyrus’ Happy Hippie Foundation, Gender Spectrum, Seventeen Magazine, and Nike. Mere's expertise and writing have been featured in various publications, including Teen Vogue, The Guardian, Healthline Media, NBC News, and Social Work and Health Care Practice with Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals and Communities Voices for Equity, Inclusion, and Resilience. Mere previously served as the Associate Director of Clinical Research and Director of Community Engagement at the University of California, San Francisco's Child and Adolescent Gender Center, where they oversaw NIH, as well as city and county-wide programs for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming youth and families.