Matt Kailey

Matt Kailey

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1954 - 2014

Occupation

Writer

Description

Transgender activist. Author of the memoir 'Just Add Hormones: An Insider’s Guide to the Transsexual Experience' (2005) and the collection of essays 'Teeny Weenies and Other Short Subjects'. Wrote for one of the oldest LGBT publications in the West, Colorado’s 'Out Front'. Promotion to managing editor in 2007 made him the highest-ranking trans journalist at a queer publication. Founded the award-winning blog Tranifesto. Adjunct instructor at Red Rocks Community College teaching courses in psychology and human sexuality. Worked at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, where he designed several courses, including a transgender studies course and a class called “Writing Your Gender.”

See Also

• LGBTQ Magazine Editors
• Transgender Activists
• LGBTQ Academics in Sexuality Studies
• Popular LGBTQ Blog Writers and Their Blogs

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2014/05/21/op-ed-remembering-pioneering-trans-writer-activist-matt-kailey
• http://tranifesto.com/
• http://www.mattkailey.com/