Leslie Townsend grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was during her early teen years that Leslie came to realize who she needed to be in order to become whole. After leaving home at the age of nineteen, her life took many twists and turns in the pursuit of womanhood that included drugs and prostitution.

After having her surgery at the age of twenty-three, Leslie had a difficult time letting go of the shame and rejection she had received from her friends and family. Realizing that she could blend in to "normal" society, Leslie kept her past a secret and lived in stealth for twenty years. Over the course of those years, Leslie pursued other careers such as modeling, secretarial work, bartending, stand-up comedy and many others all in an attempt to shake the past and move forward. It was an elusive quest. Fortunately for Leslie, she came to point in her life where she decided not to hide any longer. She made the decision to come out and tell her story. First she penned her autobiography Hidden in Plain Sight . Then, she began her involvement with Beautiful Daughters .

Over the past few years, Leslie has continued to move forward in life with a newfound sense of pride and confidence in her life and accomplishments.
As an elected board member of The Attic Youth Center in Philadelphia , Leslie will have the chance to help empower youth in a way that she never could have before. She has also started a scholarship fund at the University of Pennsylvania to benefit transgender students. Leslie continues to speak about her journey at colleges and youth groups.

Listen to a sample of the song Leslie wrote the lyrics and melody to on her website http://www.leslietownsend.net/ please purchase a copy of the song “Run Away” it’s only a buck!

And don’t forget to check out the website http://www.transsistertales.com/ for info
on Trans sister tales.

Although Joan has been a cross dresser all of her life, like many of us, she became more involved in the crossdressing community when her children left home after high School,. Her first public outings occurred at the Texas T party where she discovered and came to love the diverse and fascinating transgender world.

After joining the Metroplex CD club, the local transgender support group in Dallas Texas , Joan served at various times as the outreach coordinator , newsletter editor, and as “First Lady “ of the organization. In addition, she was on the board of directors of the local Dallas transgender advocacy group, the Dallas Transgender Alliance. She currently serves on the planning committee of Southern Comfort and participates in many activities available to the transgender community such as pride parades, dignity cruises and various transgender conferences.

Joan resides with her spouse near the community of College Station, Texas where she volunteers as a medic on an emergency ambulance service. In addition she is a pilot associated with Angel flight, an organization who helps people who need free air transportation for medical and humanitarian reasons. In her spare time Joan travels extensively and participates in various projects which serve both the transgender and other community groups.

Marti Abernathey is contributing editor on Bilerico.com and Transadvocate.com's blog mother. She's also a podcaster, activist, and radiologic technologist in Indianapolis, Indiana.
She's been a part of various internet radio ventures such as TSR Live!, The T-Party, and The Radical Trannies, to name a few.
As an advocate she's previously been involved with the Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance, Rock Indiana Campaign for Equality, and the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition. She's taken vital roles as a grass roots community organizer in The Indianapolis Tax Day Protest (2003), The Indy Pride HRC Protest (2004), Transgender Day of Remembrance (2004), Indiana's Witch Hunt (2005), and the Rally At The Statehouse (the largest ever GLBT protest in Indiana - 3/2005).
Marti has also lobbied in Washington, D.C. with various national organizations.

Reverend Sky Anderson is a Minister of Community Life at Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) in San Jose, CA. Reverend Sky is the first known openly transgender minister in the United States, when he was pastor of MCC. He has more than thirty years experience in ministry, including social organizing in the LGBTQ communities and working with the poor and homeless.

Lannie Rose joins in on parts of the conversation. Thanks Lannie!

Kim Pearson is the executive Director of TranYouth Family Allies and the mother of a transgender son.
Kim will discuss healthcare for transgender youth, employment prospects for transgender young adults and the dilemmas faced by parents of transgender youth. Kim will also fill us in on what TransYouth Family Allies has been up to and some of their upcoming plans.
You can contact Kim at kimp@imatyfa.org

Tommie Lauer, M.D.

Tommie Lauer's journey began in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she was born.
She was only 4 when she told her parents she was a girl. Not surprisingly, though, Lauer's parents dismissed the claim and took their son for psychological testing, thinking the boy was mentally unstable. They also strongly discouraged any further talk of their son being a girl, and Lauer learned to repress those female instincts.

In 1971, she enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and earned a four-year chemistry degree in two years, graduating magna cum laude. From there she went to the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, graduating in 1977, and then began her psychiatric residency at what is now Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was chief resident in 1981, her final year.

Lauer opened a private psychiatric practice in High Point, North Carolina in 1982 and quickly became a well-known figure in the local medical community. By 1987, she had become medical director of the Smith Psychiatric Center at High Point Regional. She served six years on the board of directors of the Mental Health Association in High Point, and served as secretary (1988) and president (1990) of the High Point Medical Society.

Lauer officially transitioned - that is, assumed the role of a woman, including dressing as a woman - on September 8, 2003 in Ghent, Belgium. She transitioned there, at a conference of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, because she knew she'd be surrounded by people - researchers, therapists and other transsexuals - who would accept her.

She volunteers at Higher Ground - a day center in Greensboro, North Carolina for people infected with HIV - and at an addiction treatment center and a prison. She'd like to see a gender center open in the Triad (Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point) area of North Carolina, to help people with gender identity disorders.

All information was gathered from Karen Serenity's website

Jamie has been active in the transgender community since the mid-1990s. For six years, she served on the board of directors for -
Connecticut Outreach Society a Hartford-based support group for transgendered individuals and their significant others. She also serves as one of the organizers of the annual Fantasia Fair conference and sits on the board of directors of Fantasia Fair's parent organization, Real Life Experiences, Inc.

Jamie has been a presenter at several GLBT conferences, including IFGE, Fantasia Fair, and First Event. She is a published author and her writings including numerous articles related to the transgender community. You can read some of her work on her website, http://www.IAmTransgendered.com.

Jamie is also a self-described computer geek and an Associate Professor at a university in her home state of Connecticut. Due to the lack of much-needed legal protection for transgendered individuals in the workplace, she must sadly decline mentioning which university.

Social Justice Monthly Review with TransFM resident expert Jessica Pettitt.
You can find out more about Jessica by visiting her website at: http://www.jessicapettitt.com

Margaret Stumpp is a Senior Vice President at Prudential Financial, Inc. She is the first openly transsexual person out of over 60,000 employees in the firm.

In February 2002, Margaret transitioned from male to female while simultaneously maintaining her position at Prudential Financial, where she functioned as Chief Investment Officer for Quantitative Management Associates - a wholly owned investment management subsidiary of Prudential. In that capacity, Margaret directs the investment of over $65 billion across a myriad of investment strategies for institutional and retail investors around the globe. QMA's clients include a global roster of the world's largest corporations, endowments, public entities and mutual funds

In addition to remaining in investment management, she also continued to be actively engaged in investment research and her work has appeared in a number of academic journals. These include the Financial Analyst's Journal, The Journal of Portfolio Management and The Journal of Investment Management. Margaret received a BA in Economics from Boston University and Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University.

Lannie Rose is a trans woman with a technical writing career in San Jose, California. She wrote the book on sex changes—really! It's called "How To Change Your Sex: A Lighthearted Look at the Hardest Thing You'll Ever Do" Her latest book is a memoir of her transition five years ago; it's titled Lannie! My Journey from Man to Woman. Lannie also has several podcasts you can get at iTunes. One is an audiobook reading of How To Change Your Sex. She is currently doing a podcast called Lannie's Website, which is readings from her Web site www.lannierose.com, which, as she says, "has way more stuff on it than any rational person would want to read online." Lannie is also a speaker with The Triangle Speakers of Santa Cruz, and she has hosted workshops at the Cal Dreamin' conference in her hometown, San Jose, and at the recent Gold Rush in Colorado. Proudly but somewhat reluctantly, she cops to being a "professional transsexual" at this point in her life.

Lannie Rose is now a contributing podcaster on TransFM.org

Karen Bachman the Vice-Chair of the Colorado Stonewall Democrats and has been a member since the late summer 2004. Karen is currently Co-chair of the CSD Transgender Caucus. She has been an active member of the board since 2005. On Jan.19th 2006 she was part of the "and Transgender" presentation on Transgender issues to local and state politicians as well as the general membership of CSD. Karen was part of the vital issues committee that changed the wording of the party platform with relation to LGBT issues. As a member of the board She was part of the candidate endorsement process at the last election. The transgender Caucus was instrumental in getting the attention of National Stonewall & the DNC with regard to their lack of commitment to the lgbt community (& acquiring the money for the "get out the vote" campaign). Karen is a resident of Jefferson County and is the de-facto Stonewall liaison with the Jefferson County Democrats GLBT Caucus.

This is Part ONE of a three part series of interviews LIVE from the Colorado Goldrush Conference in Denver

Our first interview is with Dani who is an MtF transgender woman and activist who volunteers at the Gender Identity Center of Colorado and has helped with the creation of this year's 10th Anniversary Colorado Gold Rush Conference in Denver.
The website for the center is here: http://www.gicofcolo.org/cgr/

Our 2nd Interview is with Ryan Sallans who is a 28 years old FtM who works full-time at a non-profit as a Community Educator/Web Designer. He also works as a free-lance National Speaker, Transgender Health Care Facility Consultant and a Real Estate Agent. To get where he is today, Ryan has completed a bachelor of arts in anthropology and english, a masters of art in english (creative writing), and a masters of art in educational psychology (human health behaviors) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
You can visit Ryan's website at: http://ryanscout1.tripod.com/id1.html

Louis Mitchell is an out FtM activist and is one of the coordinators for New England's first Transgender Pride March and Rally and was also profiled in Colorlines Racewire. (see article below).

Becoming a Black Man

By Daisy Hernandez, Colorlines Racewire. Posted February 11, 2008.

Louis Mitchell expected a lot of change when he began taking injections of hormones eight years ago to transition from a female body to a male one. He anticipated that he'd grow a beard, which he eventually did and enjoys now. He knew his voice would deepen and that his relationship with his partner, family and friends would change in subtle and, he hoped, good ways, all of which happened.

What he had not counted on was changing the way he drove.

Within months of starting male hormones, "I got pulled over 300 percent more than I had in the previous 23 years of driving, almost immediately. It was astounding," says Mitchell, who is Black and transitioned while living in the San Francisco area and now resides in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Targeted for "driving while Black" was not new to Mitchell, who is 46 years old. For example, a few years before transitioning, he had been questioned by a cop for simply sitting in his own car late at night. But "he didn't really sweat me too much once he came up to the car and divined that I was female," Mitchell recalls.

Now in a Black male body, however, Mitchell has been pulled aside for small infractions. When he and his wife moved from California to the East Coast, Mitchell refused to let her drive on the cross-country trip. "She drives too fast," he says, chuckling and adding, "I didn't want to get pulled over. It took me a little bit longer [to drive cross country] 'cause I had to drive like a Black man. I can't be going 90 miles an hour down the highway. If I'm going 56, I need to be concerned." As more people of color transition, Mitchell's experience is becoming an increasingly common one.

*(to read the rest of the article click on the title)

Andrea James is a writer, director, producer, and activist. She earned an M.A in English from the University of Chicago, then wrote ads for ten years at top Chicago agencies. She authored tsroadmap.com, a how-to guide for transgender people, and hairfacts.com, a guide to hair removal. In 2003, she co-founded Deep Stealth Productions with Calpernia Addams, creating numerous instructional videos. Their first all-transgender performance of The Vagina Monologues was featured in the documentary ”Beautiful Daughters.” Andrea consulted with Felicity Huffman and is the opening shot of the 2005 film "Transamerica." Andrea also directed the 2007 short ”Casting Pearls,” and is developing a feature. Get the latest news on Andrea's work at AndreaJames.com.

Meet our Guest

Jennifer Finney Boylan is a widely praised author and professor.

Jenny's memoir,She's Not There won an award from the Lambda LIterary Foundation in 2004, the year after its initial publication. The book has since been published in many foreign editions, and was an alternate selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club.

Her 2008 memoir, I'm Looking Through You, is about growing up in a haunted house. While trans issues form part of the exposition of the book, the primary focus of I'm Looking Through You is on what it means to be "haunted," and how we all seek to find peace with our various ghosts, both the supernatural and the all-too-human.

Kelley Winters, Ph.D., formerly under pen-name Katherine Wilson, is a writer on issues of transgender medical policy, founder of GID Reform Advocates and an Advisory Board Member for the Matthew Shepard Foundation. She has presented papers on the psychiatric classification of gender diversity at the annual conventions of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Counseling Association and the Association of Women in Psychology. Her articles have appeared in Psychiatry On-Line, the Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, and the books, Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Sex and Gender, edited by Elizabeth Paul (2001) and Sexual and Gender Diagnoses of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), A Reevaluation , edited by Dan Karasic and Jack Drescher (2005).

Contact:
--Kelley Winters, Ph.D. kelley@gidreform.org
--GID Reform Advocates www.gidreform.org
Further Reading:
--Sexual and Gender Diagnoses of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), A Reevaluation , Ed., Dan Karasic, MD, and Jack Drescher, MD. (2005), Order from IFGE at http://www.ifge.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=1505.
--The Last Time I Wore a Dress, Dylan Scholinski (1998). http://www.amazon.com/Last-Time-I-Wore-Dress/dp/1573226963
Announcements:
--Colorado Gold Rush, Feb 21-24, Denver CO, www.cologoldrush.org
--Matthew Shepard Foundation, Bear to Make a Difference Gala, Mar 29, Denver CO, www.matthewshepard.org
--Philadelphia Transgender Health Conference, Philly PA, May 29-31, http://www.trans-health.org/
What Can You Do?
Are you an Advocate for Psychiatric Policy Reform? Please add your voice to the GID Reform Advocates page (http://www.gidreform.org/advocate.html). We would love to hear from individuals and organizations who support reform of the current psychiatric categories of "gender identity disorder" and "transvestic fetishism."

Twenty years of educating in business, government, legal and medical arenas about transgender issues gives Jamison unparalleled expertise in the field of transgender diversity training and policy development. Jamison also has twelve years of corporate management experience in high technology development firms, so he’s familiar with the specific concerns managers and policy makers have in addressing transgender issues. He is the author of the award-winning book Becoming a Visible Man (Vanderbilt University Press, 2004).

Jamison is well-versed in the law, policy, and social issues that arise when transgender and/or transsexual people are a part of the workplace, retail establishment, school, or other institution. His services range from brief consultations to collaboration with internal teams developing internal policy communications to extensive training programs for diverse audiences, and informative, inspirational, educational lectures.

Jamison’s communication skills and ability to engage people from all walks of life have contributed to his success as a manager and as an author, public speaker, and corporate trainer. He has delivered trainings, presentations, and keynote speeches in venues around the world. He is well-known for his ability to inspire, empower, and encourage others, resulting in increased awareness, diffused interpersonal tensions, and better understanding of fundamental human diversity.

website: transeducate.com

Donna Rose is an internationally respected leader within the Transgender community. A dynamic speaker and compelling writer, Donna has appeared in USA Today, Fortune magazine, Pink Magazine, Marie Claire Magazine, on a 4-part Transgender Summit series on Entertainment Tonight, in several documentary films, and is invited to share her compelling story at corporations, universities and events around the country. She is on the boards of several national GLBT non-profit organizations. Her website, www.donnarose.com, is an internationally respected source of education and support for and about the transgender community.
Donna has been involved in transgender advocacy since 2003 when her memoir, Wrapped in Blue, was published and selected as a Featured Book at the 2003 Texas Book Festival. She was featured in an educational DVD released by The Human Rights Campaign titled "Understanding Transgender Issues". She has been involved with every transgender effort released by HRC in recent years including the "Coming Out as Transgender" Guide, the workplace Gender Transition Guidelines template, and the "Transgender In the Workplace: A Tool for Managers" booklet. Donna was named a "Gay Corporate Leader" by the Advocate in 2005 and helps companies gain a better understanding of the workplace challenges posed by a transgender employee.

Check out Donna's new website: transeducate.com

Book Review:
Dr. Paisley Currah, Associate Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, has hailed the book as "an essential resource for HR professionals." Dr. Currah, who is the Founder and Board Member of the Transgender Law and Policy Institute, and Editorial Board Member of GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies and WSQ: Women's Studies Quarterly, as well as former Executive Director of the Center For Lesbian and Gay Studies, is well qualified to make this assessment. He has endorsed Dr. Weiss's text as a "clear, up-to-date, step by step guide for employers in supporting their transgender employees."

Nick Gorton was born in 1970. He graduated NCSSM in 1988, NCSU in 1991, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1998. He completed his residency and chief residency in emergency medicine at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, NY in 2002, and became a Diplomate of the American College of Emergency Physicians in 2003.

He is an out gay transsexual man, and lives with his partner, Dan Gonsalves, in Davis, CA. In addition to his day job in the ER, he volunteers with Lyon-Martin Women's Health Services and has clinic there every Wednesday with a special focus on providing care for transgender people. He also provides pro bono medical consulting for a number of transgender-rights organizations - most notably the Sylvia Rivera Law Project.

http://www.Nickgorton.org

Helen Boyd is the author of My Husband Betty (Thunder’s Mouth, 2004), a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award that is now in its 6th printing. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from The City College of New York with a degree in literature and a few other awards in tow. Her second book, She’s Not the Man I Married, has been described by Kate Bornstein as “accessible, moving, and pee-in-your-pants funny.”

Boyd has been running an online group for couples since 2000, and has spoken at many trans conferences, including the IFGE, Fantasia Fair, Southern Comfort, the Chicago Be-All, and also at special events, like Trans-Week at Yale University. Helen and Betty have been featured on The Dr. Keith Ablow Show and spoke about GLBT marriage on PBS’ In the Life. Her writing has also appeared in anthologies edited by Mattilda and Vern Bullough. Her blog (en)Gender, and its complementary newsletter, is read widely within the trans community, and the MHB message boards grow larger daily.

Buy the book: http://tinyurl.com/29us9s

Tim Cwiek is a journalist for Philadelphia Gay News and has provided
the most in depth coverage of the suspected police involvement
of the death of transgender woman, Nizah Morris than any other journalist in the country.

**NOTE: I usually add a song at the end of every interview to sort of drive my point home. I labored about which song to add to this interview and I finally came to the conclusion that there just isn't a song made that is appropriate.

Interview with Ken Garber, supportive father of a female to male transsexual who is transitioning in High School.
Ken speaks very candidly about his son's transition and his open minded attitude toward transgender people.
This is a must listen interview for all parents.

William Wagner is an out gay man who survived a horrible hate crime.
Listen to William's story and know that there are many others like him and unlike William, many who do not have the support of a loving family.

Part 3 of 3

Carolyn Wagner:
Organizations/Community Service History

* 1974-1976 Volunteer Lay Therapist for S.C.A.N. (Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect) of Fort Smith, Arkansas
* 1979 Founded Fulfill A Dream, Inc. (an org. to assist families with limited income/resources meet needs and or fulfill dreams for children with catastrophic and or terminal diseases). Merged in 1993 to form Make A Wish Foundation and moved offices to Memphis, TN.
* 1983 Founded Camp Rainbow (a camp for children in AR, OK, MO, TN, and LA, MS who had cancer and at the time could not attend other camping facilities) the mission was to provide normal living experiences for children experiencing abnormal living conditions and their siblings as well as to give parents/caregivers a week of respite. Merged to form C.O.C.A. (children’s oncology camps of America).
* 1999 Co-founded Families United Against Hate (FUAH) which is to provide support, education and advocacy for families and or survivors newly impacted by bias-motivated violence. Several of us who had experienced this found the one common thread we shared was our need to have had another parent/mother we could have talked to, advised us during the worst time in our lives as parents on how to cope with the judicial system, usually biased, media, hate mongers and organizations we had never heard of. Our website is at http://www.fuah.org
* 2000 Co-founded Arkansas Equality Network, to coordinate and advocate with individuals and organizations based on the pursuit of equality for all.

Gabi Clayton: (Please use the links to learn more about Gabi)
http://www.youth-guard.org/gabi
"Bill's Story" http://www.youth-guard.org/gabi/Bills_Story.html
new ~ my blog: Gabi Clayton ~ Inside the outsider . . . http://gabiclayton.blogspot.com

Families United Against Hate: http://www.fuah.org
Youth Guardian Services: http://www.youth-guard.org
Safe Schools Coalition: http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org
PFLAG-Olympia: http://www.pflag-olympia.org
more resources: http://www.youth-guard.org/gabi/gc_resources.html

Part 2 of 3

Carolyn Wagner:
Organizations/Community Service History

* 1974-1976 Volunteer Lay Therapist for S.C.A.N. (Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect) of Fort Smith, Arkansas
* 1979 Founded Fulfill A Dream, Inc. (an org. to assist families with limited income/resources meet needs and or fulfill dreams for children with catastrophic and or terminal diseases). Merged in 1993 to form Make A Wish Foundation and moved offices to Memphis, TN.
* 1983 Founded Camp Rainbow (a camp for children in AR, OK, MO, TN, and LA, MS who had cancer and at the time could not attend other camping facilities) the mission was to provide normal living experiences for children experiencing abnormal living conditions and their siblings as well as to give parents/caregivers a week of respite. Merged to form C.O.C.A. (children’s oncology camps of America).
* 1999 Co-founded Families United Against Hate (FUAH) which is to provide support, education and advocacy for families and or survivors newly impacted by bias-motivated violence. Several of us who had experienced this found the one common thread we shared was our need to have had another parent/mother we could have talked to, advised us during the worst time in our lives as parents on how to cope with the judicial system, usually biased, media, hate mongers and organizations we had never heard of. Our website is at http://www.fuah.org
* 2000 Co-founded Arkansas Equality Network, to coordinate and advocate with individuals and organizations based on the pursuit of equality for all.

Gabi Clayton: (Please use the links to learn more about Gabi)
http://www.youth-guard.org/gabi
"Bill's Story" http://www.youth-guard.org/gabi/Bills_Story.html
new ~ my blog: Gabi Clayton ~ Inside the outsider . . . http://gabiclayton.blogspot.com

Families United Against Hate: http://www.fuah.org
Youth Guardian Services: http://www.youth-guard.org
Safe Schools Coalition: http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org
PFLAG-Olympia: http://www.pflag-olympia.org
more resources: http://www.youth-guard.org/gabi/gc_resources.html

Part 1 of 3

Carolyn Wagner:
Organizations/Community Service History

* 1974-1976 Volunteer Lay Therapist for S.C.A.N. (Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect) of Fort Smith, Arkansas
* 1979 Founded Fulfill A Dream, Inc. (an org. to assist families with limited income/resources meet needs and or fulfill dreams for children with catastrophic and or terminal diseases). Merged in 1993 to form Make A Wish Foundation and moved offices to Memphis, TN.
* 1983 Founded Camp Rainbow (a camp for children in AR, OK, MO, TN, and LA, MS who had cancer and at the time could not attend other camping facilities) the mission was to provide normal living experiences for children experiencing abnormal living conditions and their siblings as well as to give parents/caregivers a week of respite. Merged to form C.O.C.A. (children’s oncology camps of America).
* 1999 Co-founded Families United Against Hate (FUAH) which is to provide support, education and advocacy for families and or survivors newly impacted by bias-motivated violence. Several of us who had experienced this found the one common thread we shared was our need to have had another parent/mother we could have talked to, advised us during the worst time in our lives as parents on how to cope with the judicial system, usually biased, media, hate mongers and organizations we had never heard of. Our website is at http://www.fuah.org
* 2000 Co-founded Arkansas Equality Network, to coordinate and advocate with individuals and organizations based on the pursuit of equality for all.

Gabi Clayton: (Please use the links to learn more about Gabi)
http://www.youth-guard.org/gabi
"Bill's Story" http://www.youth-guard.org/gabi/Bills_Story.html
new ~ my blog: Gabi Clayton ~ Inside the outsider . . . http://gabiclayton.blogspot.com

Families United Against Hate: http://www.fuah.org
Youth Guardian Services: http://www.youth-guard.org
Safe Schools Coalition: http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org
PFLAG-Olympia: http://www.pflag-olympia.org
more resources: http://www.youth-guard.org/gabi/gc_resources.html

-Beverly McPhail has her PhD in Social Work and a Portfolio in Women Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a long-time feminist activist, well-versed in gender issues. Her scholarship frequently focuses on women such as gender-biased hate crimes and feminist policy analysis. Another area of interest is violence against women. She is co-author of a textbook on women, Confronting Sexism and Violence Against Women (1998, Longman). She teaches courses at the University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work in women’s issues and feminist practice. Her research has twice been acknowledged by the Council on Social Work Education Council on the Role and Status of Women receiving the Feminist Scholarship Award in 2001 and 2003. She is currently the director of the Women’s Resource Center at the University of Houston.

Episode #5
-Intro - The Beatitude of the Trans-Connie -The Vapor Album by The Spotted Anglos (Used with permission)
-Interview With Chris Daley, Director of theTransgender Law Center (http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org) and was instrumental in the passage of the Gwen Araujo Justice for Victims Act.
http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/do/release_060928.html