Stonewall Center Staff
Brett-Genny Janiczek Beemyn
brettgenny@stuaf.umass.edu
Brett-Genny came to UMass Amherst in 2006 after almost five years as the coordinator of GLBT Student Services at Ohio State. "Ze" (the gender-neutral pronoun for she/he) became a "career queer" after deciding that earning a Ph.D. (African American Studies) and three Master's degrees (African American Studies, American Studies, and Higher Education Administration) was enough time spent in school.
Brett-Genny is co-chair of the National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education, a board member of the Transgender Law and Policy Institute, and an associate editor of the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education. Ze has published and spoken extensively on transgender college students and trans-inclusive campus policies. Brett-Genny's most recent publications include "Trans on Campus: Measuring and Improving the Climate for Transgender Students" in On Campus with Women; "Transgender Issues on Campus" in Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation: Research, Policy, and Personal Perspectives: New Directions for Student Services; "Cross Dressing," "Transsexuality," and "Transgender Students" in Youth, Education, and Sexualities: An International Encyclopedia; and "Genderqueer," "Transgender Issues in Education," "Transsexual Autobiography," and "Transgender Issues in the Law" for www.glbtq.com.
Brett-Genny has edited or co-edited five books/journal issues, including Queer Studies: A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Anthology; Creating a Place for Ourselves: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community Histories; and, most recently, a special issue of the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education on "Trans Youth." Ze's most recent work, written with Sue Rankin, is The Lives of Transgender People, which is to be published by Columbia University Press in 2008.
Brett-Genny lives in Granby, MA, with ze's wife Shelley and their two cats.
