Beemyn keynotes Rutgers conference on LGBTQ inclusion
Stonewall Center director Genny Beemyn was a keynote speaker April 18 at “Trans Politics: Scholarship and Strategies for Social Change,” the first conference sponsored by the new Tyler Clementi Center at Rutgers University.Beemyn’s address, which he gave with Sue Rankin of Pennsylvania State University, focused on “Creating a Gender-Inclusive Campus.”
Beemyn and Rankin co-wrote “The Lives of Transgender People” and serve as lead researchers for the LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index, which aims to set forth a national standard of LGBT and ally-inclusive policies, program and practices.
Beemyn and Rankin also led and participated in workshops and interviews with Rutgers University academic and administrative departments to encourage conversations about creating a culture of inclusivity for LGBTQ youth on the New Brunswick campus.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
