Interesting piece on what’s happening across the pond when it comes to gender and language. As they quote me, the US does seem more like a turtle on all this. Read it here
Women or ‘womxn’? Students adopt inclusive language, CNN.com 11/27/18
News + Events
CBS News comments on the Serena Williams GQ Magazine cover controversy 11/15/18
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.
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 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.
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.
Pride Book Event at Lovett Library in Mt. Airy, Philly 6/11/18 @7:30 pm
I’ll be sharing pragmatic strategies from Beyond Trans for making organizations more inclusive of trans and gender non-conforming identities at my local library. Click here for details.
