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Shannon Minter Speaks On Transgender Issues In Queer Theory, Salvador Vidal
Shannon Minter Speaks On Transgender Issues In Queer Theory, Salvador Vidal
Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)
Shannon Minter, a staff attorney for the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco, presented an enlightening and engaging talk called Piety, Projection, and Denial: The Uses and Misuses of Transgender People in Queer Theory at a well-attended CLAGS colloquium on November 30th. Minter is well known for having transitioned from female to male (FTM) while working for a national LGB rights advocacy organization. In addition to his work on LGB custody, parenting, youth, marriage, and immigration issues at NCLR, he is also a leading advocate for the rights of transgendered people.