Matt Kailey
Matt Kailey | |
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| Born | March 17, 1955 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Died | May 18, 2014 (aged 59) |
| Occupation | Writer, educator, activist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Subject | LGBT |
| Notable works | "Just Add Hormones" |
Matthew Scott "Matt" Kailey (March 17, 1955 – May 18, 2014) was a trans male author, educator, and transgender activist.
Biography
Kailey was born in 1955 in
Kailey began his female-to-male
Kailey documented his gender transition in his books Just Add Hormones: An Insider's Guide to the Transsexual Experience (2005) and Teeny Weenies and Other Short Subjects (2012). He wrote a guidebook, My Child is Transgender: 10 Tips for Parents of Adult Trans Children. He wrote an award-winning blog, Tranifesto, spoke at numerous conferences, and offered workplace training on transgender issues. He also taught courses in psychology, human sexuality, and transgender studies at Red Rocks Community College and Metropolitan State University of Denver.[2]
Kailey died in his sleep of heart failure on May 18, 2014.[2]
Books
- Our Day Will Come, 2004, ISBN 978-0595305988
- Just Add Hormones: An Insider's Guide to the Transsexual Experience, 2005, ISBN 978-0807079584
- Focus on the Fabulous: Colorado GLBT Voices (editor), 2007, ISBN 978-1555663988
- Teeny Weenies and Other Short Subjects, 2012, Outskirts Press, ISBN 978-1432781200
- My Child is Transgender: 10 Tips for Parents of Adult Trans Children, 2012, Tranifesto Publishing
References
- ^ a b "Matthew Scott Kailey Obituary". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ^ a b c Anderson-Minshall, Jacob (2014-05-21). "Op-ed: Remembering Pioneering Trans Writer, Activist, Matt Kailey". The Advocate. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
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