A Webinar on Finding a Trans-Affirming College

In this virtual workshop, Denise puts on her Dr. Denise hat to offer an accessible discussion on some important things to consider in trying to decide whether a college is truly "trans-friendly" (or even LGBTQ-friendly). Denise! Denise! shares ways to see through the performative DEI fluff of most colleges and provides tips on what other "data" to consider in painting a realisitic picture of what campus life is like for trans students (and staff and faculty) -- especially first-gen, BIPOC, neurodivergent, and disabled trans folx.

Facilitator Bio: Denise! Denise! Ph.D. (they/she) is a neurodivergent mixed-Black non-binary femme scholar-activist and entrepreneur. Denise is a former tenured liberal arts sociology & gender + sexuality studies professor, having co-authored anthologies and recently . They have consulted with multiple universities and academic organizations on advancing trans inclusion, combating sexual violence, and protecting scholar-activists. She is now a full-time soloproneur as an academic justice consultant and anti-racist trans liberation consultant and coach. http://thehouseofdenise.com -- including the new wild idea to launch a t4t.university.

About college

• Blog post: “Seeds of Change of Growth: My UMBC Years” (2013)
• Blog post: “Who Let an Activist in Here?” (2014)

About grad school

• Chapter: “Black, Queer, and Beaten: On the Trauma of Graduate School” (2018)
• Blog post: “On the Conditional Acceptance of LGBTQIA+ Scholars in Sociology” (2014)
• Blog post: “Advice for Marginalized Students on Choosing a Ph.D. Program” (2018)

About faculty life

• Blog post: “Hate Isn’t a University Value” (2014)
• Op-ed: “On being trans and non-binary at UR: one (sort of closeted) professor’s perspective” (2016)
• Blog post: “A Unicorn in Academe” (2016)
• Blog post: “On the Conditional Acceptance of LGBTQIA+ Scholars in Sociology” (2014)

Host or Publisher The House of Denise