A few thoughts on the GQ Magazine cover that sparked the controversy over the use of quotation marks around the term “Woman.” Watch the video clip and read the story here.
News + Events
Christian Science Monitor interview: “Across US, trans rights make election gains even as White House pushes back” 11/18/18
Harry Bruinius interviewed me for this well-researched and thoughtful piece that pierces both liberal and religious conservative bubbles. Read the article here.
I’ll be speaking on a panel to launch the Leeway Foundation’s Trans Forming Inclusion Guide 11/8/18 @ The Philly Free Library
The Leeway Foundation will launch this groundbreaking resource for peer organizations, funders, and cultural organizers. I’ll join Alison Gerig, Celena Morrison, Gabriel Foster, and V Varun Chaudhry for a panel discussion Thursday, November 8, 3:00 – 5:00pm at the Skyline Room at the Parkway Central Library (1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia). Register for this event.
I discussed #WontBeErased on WHYY Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane 11/1/18
The New York Times reported that the Trump Administration intends to legally define sex as binary and immutable in an effort to roll back Obama-era protections for trans and non-binary people. Nadia Dowshen, Lee Carpenter, and I discussed the impact of this report with Marty Moss-Coane on her show Radio Times. Listen to the show here.
Interviewed for Human Resource Executive Magazine: How To Ease Transgender Transitions at Work
I was interviewed for this great story on why the individual human stories of trans and non-binary employees are crucial for making a workplace truly inclusive by Jen Coletta in Human Resource Executive magazine. Read the article here.
I’ll be Speaking at the Inaugural Workshop of the Trans Literacy Project at UPenn on 10/29/18 @ 5:30pm. Free + Open to Public
The Trans Literacy Project (TLP) at Penn is an exciting series of cross-discipline, cross-community conversations designed to advance trans literacy across and beyond the university. TLP workshops and expert panels feature the powerful insights of nonbinary, trans, and gender nonconforming activists, academics, teachers, learners, and leaders. Offering relevant resources for activists and allies both experienced and new, the series strengthens our collective capacity for generating pedagogical and public spaces of trans literacy and liberation. This series is free and open to the public.
When: Monday, October 29, 2018 – 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Where: Penn LGBT Center, 3907 Spruce Street, Philly.
More info here.
Imagine Otherwise Podcast Interview 8/1/18
Listen to my conversation with Professor Julian Gill-Peterson (University of Pittsburgh) about how we can use universal design to radically reform how we think of and use gender in public policies. Ideas on Fire recorded and produced this live recording at the 2018 Cultural Studies Association conference in Pittsburgh.
Wise Girl Podcast Interview 7/19/18
I had a great time being interviewed by my college friend Francesca Maxime for her Wise Girl Podcast. Watch the episode here.
Interview w/ Leeway Foundation for their 25th Anniversary 7/6/18
In 2018, Leeway Foundation celebrates twenty-five years of grantmaking and community building among Philadelphia-based artists, cultural producers and organizers. In that spirit, we’re highlighting some of the change makers and visionaries within Leeway’s community who have helped to set the course for our own transformation. [read more]
Plenary Speaker at the Federation of Law Societies of Canada National Family Law Program, Vancouver, BC, 7/9/18
I’m looking forward to discussing how client intake forms can be redesigned to be more inclusive of and welcoming to clients with diverse gender identities, with Canadian family law practioners. More info about the conference.
