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In 2019, Beemyn contributed to the collection [[Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity]]. | In 2019, Beemyn contributed to the collection [[Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity]]. | ||
They began openly identifying as [[transgender]] in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Trans Youth: Introduction|year=2005|journal=Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education|volume=3|issue=1|pages=3-5|doi=10.1300/J367v03n01_02|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J367v03n01_02|archive-url= | They began openly identifying as [[transgender]] in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Trans Youth: Introduction|year=2005|journal=Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education|volume=3|issue=1|pages=3-5|doi=10.1300/J367v03n01_02|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J367v03n01_02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721211248/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J367v03n01_02|archive-date=21 July 2023|access-date=2 May 2020|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> They realized they identified as neither male nor female after reading [[Leslie Feinberg]]'s ''Stone Butch Blues''.<ref>Beemyn, Genny. “Being Genderqueer Before It Was a Thing.” ''Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity'', edited by Micah Rajunov and Scott Duane, Columbia University Press, New York; Chichester, West Sussex, 2019, pp. 41–47. ''JSTOR'', www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/raju18532.11. Accessed 5 Dec. 2020.</ref> | ||
In 2015 Beemyn was given a Research and Assessment Award from the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Genny Beemyn – Research and Assessment Award|author=Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals|url=https://lgbtcampus.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/beemyn%20-%20award.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411015507/https://lgbtcampus.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/beemyn%20-%20award.pdf|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> In 2019, they were given the Lou Sullivan Torch Award for their work in scholarship and advocacy for transgender inclusion on college campuses.<ref name="dail_Ston" /> | In 2015 Beemyn was given a Research and Assessment Award from the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Genny Beemyn – Research and Assessment Award|author=Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals|url=https://lgbtcampus.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/beemyn%20-%20award.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411015507/https://lgbtcampus.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/beemyn%20-%20award.pdf|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> In 2019, they were given the Lou Sullivan Torch Award for their work in scholarship and advocacy for transgender inclusion on college campuses.<ref name="dail_Ston" /> | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 21 July 2023
| Pronouns | they/them[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Gender identity | genderqueer[1] |
| Occupation | Historian, writer, advocate |
| Known for | A Queer Capital: A History of Gay Life in Washington, D.C. |
Genny Beemyn, Ph.D. is a historian, writer, and LGBTQ advocate. They are the director of Stonewall Center at the University of Massachusetts and co-chair of International Pronouns Day.[3] Their books include A Queer Capital: A History of Gay Life in Washington, D.C. (Routledge, 2014) and, with Sue Rankin, The Lives of Transgender People (Columbia University Press, 2011).[4]
In 2019, Beemyn contributed to the collection Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity.
They began openly identifying as transgender in the late 1990s.[5] They realized they identified as neither male nor female after reading Leslie Feinberg's Stone Butch Blues.[6]
In 2015 Beemyn was given a Research and Assessment Award from the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals.[7] In 2019, they were given the Lou Sullivan Torch Award for their work in scholarship and advocacy for transgender inclusion on college campuses.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rupp, Leila (June 2019). "Podcast Transcript: The Experiences of Trans People (pdf)" (PDF). tolerance.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ http://www.umass.edu/stonewall/about-us/staff Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pietrewicz, Ana (23 October 2019). "Stonewall Center Director Genny Beemyn receives first Lou Sullivan Torch Award". Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ "Interview with Genny Beemyn- Author of "The Lives of Transgender People"". The Critical Lede. August 26, 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Trans Youth: Introduction". Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education. 3 (1): 3–5. 2005. doi:10.1300/J367v03n01_02. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2020.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ↑ Beemyn, Genny. “Being Genderqueer Before It Was a Thing.” Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity, edited by Micah Rajunov and Scott Duane, Columbia University Press, New York; Chichester, West Sussex, 2019, pp. 41–47. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/raju18532.11. Accessed 5 Dec. 2020.
- ↑ Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals. "Genny Beemyn – Research and Assessment Award" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2023.