Mara Keisling

Mara Keisling

The “T” Community

Gain a better understanding of what it means to be a transgender person.


POLL QUESTION

Do you know a transgender person?

DISCUSSION

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Keisling advocates for congress to pass the comprehensive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would protect workers based on sexual orientation and gender identity. How important are such laws in changing attitudes?


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ABOUT THE EPISODE

Mara Keisling is the founder and executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE). Keisling explains what the “T” community is (and isn’t), the issues it faces, and what the NCTE is doing on its behalf.

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Mara Keisling DVD

ABOUT THE GUEST

Mara Keisling is the founding executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. She is a transgender-identified woman and a parent. As one of the nation’s leading voices for transgender equality, Keisling has appeared on news outlets such as CNN and CSPAN, and is regularly quoted in the New York Times, the Washington Post and hundreds of other national and local print and electronic media. 

Keisling is a graduate of Penn State University and did her graduate work at Harvard University in American Government. She is a founding board member of the Stonewall Democracy Fund, and has served on the board of Directors of Common Roads, an LGBTQ Youth Group, and on the steering committee of the Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition. Keisling has almost 25 years of professional experience in social marketing and opinion research.

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WHERE TO WATCH

WPSU

Thursday, May 10th at 9pm

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