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Kortney Ryan Ziegler

March 19, 2014

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Transcript

Trans* in Tech: Or Why the Categories of “Men” and
“Women” are not Enough Kortney Ziegler, Ph.D. @fakerapper
Why?
Trans*H4CK's • Trans Health Wiki • Privacy Enhanced Social Surveying
Site • TransSMS • GenderOverflow
What Needs Does it Fill? • Community • Safe Space
Networking • Self-Esteem Building • Employment
Inspired other Hackathons + Launched Trans/Gender Non Conforming Spaces in
Tech + Forefront trans* focused tech boom
New Opportunities!
“A Gender Moment”
Men and Women is NOT Enough
Intersectionality = Allies
Apply your “tech skills” to trans* lives
Be Mindful
How To Support Trans*H4CK: transhack.org @TransH4CK gittip.com/transh4ck