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'''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]].<ref name="dail_Ston">{{Cite web |title=Stonewall Center Director Genny Beemyn receives first Lou Sullivan Torch Award |last=Pietrewicz |first=Ana |work=Massachusetts Daily Collegian |date=23 October 2019 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url= https://dailycollegian.com/2019/10/stonewall-center-director-genny-beemyn-receives-first-lou-sullivan-torch-award/}}</ref> 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). | '''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]].<ref name="dail_Ston">{{Cite web |title=Stonewall Center Director Genny Beemyn receives first Lou Sullivan Torch Award |last=Pietrewicz |first=Ana |work=Massachusetts Daily Collegian |date=23 October 2019 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url= https://dailycollegian.com/2019/10/stonewall-center-director-genny-beemyn-receives-first-lou-sullivan-torch-award/}}</ref> 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).<ref name="tcl">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Genny Beemyn- Author of "The Lives of Transgender People" |author= |work=The Critical Lede |date=August 26, 2012 |access-date=April 30, 2020 |url= https://thecriticallede.com/097-interview-with-genny-beemyn-author-of-the-lives-of-transgender-people/}}</ref> | ||
In 2019, Beemyn was given the Lou Sullivan Torch Award for their work in scholarship and advocacy for transgender inclusion on college campuses.<ref name="dail_Ston" /> | In 2019, Beemyn was given the Lou Sullivan Torch Award for their work in scholarship and advocacy for transgender inclusion on college campuses.<ref name="dail_Ston" /> | ||