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Welcome !
Welcome !
Genny Beemyn is a nonbinary educator, author, speaker, and consultant. They have been the director of the UMass Amherst Stonewall Center since 2006 and tracked campus trans-supportive policies since 2004. Genny is also the co-editor of The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies and an associate editor of the 2nd edition of The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ+ Studies.
Genny’s Areas of Expertise
- Trans and Nonbinary College Student Experiences
- Creating Trans-Inclusive College Policies and Trans-Supportive Campus Climates
- Trans Identity Development
- U.S. Trans History
Some of Genny’s claims to fame:
- They worked with the Common App (the admissions form used by 1,000+ colleges) to make it more trans-inclusive and are the first researcher to analyze their data on gender identity and pronouns. See their findings from data on over one million students who submitted the Common App for Fall 2024.
- In 1996, Genny successfully advocated for the University of Iowa to add “gender identity” to its nondiscrimination policy, making it the first college in the U.S. to have any kind of trans-supportive policy.
- Since then, Genny has directly assisted hundreds of colleges in formulating and implementing trans-inclusive policies.
- They wrote some of the first articles on the experiences and needs of trans college students, in the 2000s.
- In 2001, they became one of the first out nonbinary trans college administrators when they were hired to direct Ohio State’s LGBTQ student services office.
- Genny helped create the Campus Pride Index of LGBTQ+-supportive colleges.
- They conducted the first national study of nonbinary trans college students in 2014.
- In 2016, they co-developed and began co-teaching Queer Lights, the first LGBTQIA-themed Engineering course in the country.
- In 2018, they were the founding co-chair of International Pronouns Day.
