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Trans*H4CK: Shifting the Gender Landscape of Tech Kortney Ziegler, Ph.D. @fakerapper

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What is a Hackathon and why have one for trans* people?

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Trans*H4CK’s GenderOverflow Transgress Dottify.me Health Wiki

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R.A.D

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What needs does it fill?

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Builds Self Esteem

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Safe Space for Networking

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Employment and Financial Opportunity

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Expanding ideas of “diversity”

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Offer “new type” of trans* media visibility

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Industry Impact •  Forefront of transgender focused tech projects •  Inspired other Hackathons and tech spaces for trans* and gender non conforming people •  Grown a community of trans* people and allies interested in our lives (scholarships; conference invitations, etc.)

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More info: transhack.org