Surviving Transphobia

Dana Delgardo (he/him) is a mixed-race trans man who served 30 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Major in Flight Medicine Operations in 2018 due to the hateful Trump edicts against transgender people in the military. He is a member and was medical co-chair of SPART*A (Servicemembers, Partners, and Allies for Respect and Tolerance for All), still serving as wellness co-chair. He is a family nurse practitioner, has a Master’s in Nursing Science, an Advanced Practice Nurse Care certificati...

Dee Dee Watters (she/her) is a Black trans woman who until recently lived in Texas. She is a prominent activist, performer, public speaker, and awardee, having been featured on TLC, HBO’s Vice, The Travel Channel, AJ Media, and Ripley’s Believe It or Not. She hosts the show [TransGriot Weekly](https://transgriot.com/) on Facebook. —[Surviving Transphobia](https://www.survivingtransphobia.com/#about)

Jamison Green (he/him) is a white trans man and professional writer who began medical transition in 1988, when resources and awareness were limited. He started his activism soon after, leading FTM (female-to-male) International from 1991 to 1999, the first community-based organization for transmasculine people, and authoring the classic Becoming a Visible Man. He contributes to many academic anthologies and journals and holds BA and MFA degrees from the University of Oregon (1970, 1972), and a...

Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R, (she/he/they/none) is a trans and genderqueer identified psychotherapist, speaker, author, activist, and heretic specializing in transgender and gender nonbinary issues, LGBTQIA+ issues, and other forms of gender and sexual diversity. They recently concluded their four-year term as the first transgender and genderqueer Chair of the Board of Directors for the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, a multisite, $100M+ healthcare organization with the mission of providing qu...

Pooya Mohseni (she/her) is an Iranian-born trans woman and actress who starred in the award-winning film See You Then (2021), about which RogerEbert.com said, “Mohseni and Chen [Pooya’s co-star] are an excellent on-screen pair throughout… Mohseni’s genuine warmth makes [her character’s] defensiveness all the more layered, showing the tragedy in a meaningful connection that was nearly lost forever.” She was also featured in the play English (2022), to rave review and award nominations. Her film...