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World-renowned Transgender Advocate and Activist, Kinsey Institute Global Ambassador, USA Jessica Lynn Biography Title: "Jessica Lynn's Transgender Journey" Jessica Lynn is a world-renowned transgender advocate and activist. Her experiences as a transgender woman and parent led her to dedicate her life to spreading awareness and acceptance for gender non-conforming communities around the world. Over the last several years, Jessica has crisscrossed the globe sharing the story of her journey over 600 times in 18 different countries and is now internationally considered one of the foremost transgender speakers due to her dynamic, refreshingly honest speaking style and signature ask-me-anything Q&A sessions. Fortunately, Jessica’s travels and presentations have caught the attention of several prestigious institutions. She has been serving as a Kinsey Institute Global Ambassador at Indiana University for over a year now. And, after spending a great amount of time speaking in the UK, she is now a Stonewall School Role Model and a speaker to the medical community by request of the National Health Service England. Background Basis: A critical component of a successful diversity program is the ability to affect the future, as well as the present. Jessica Lynn practices a unique form of advocacy that in many ways is an investment in the future. Her presentations are focused on law, psychology, gender studies, medical, and sociology students at the university level, looking forward to careers and positions that may directly affect the transgender community in the very near future. Her message is delivered at a time when students, faculty and staff can understand the issues of diversity as they apply to their studies. Most universities and professors ask her to return each term to present to their new students. These universities include Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Yale, Stanford and many more. Please review comments about her presentations, from students and professors, at www.jessicalynn.website. Presentation: Ms.Lynn is an international speaker and outspoken advocate for transgender issues and is known for her dynamic, refreshingly honest speaking style and a ‘no subject off limits’ question and answer session. During Ms. Lynn’s approximately one-hour presentation, participants receive a blend of Ms. Lynn’s personal experiences and information about the gender spectrum. She brilliantly weaves her incredible life story with statistics, charts, studies and other data, all of which are referenced back to their source. And, because of her ability to discuss serious topics at a humorous yet emotional level, her flow is both educational and enjoyable. The presentation opens with a discussion of terminology and appropriate forms of addressing a gender sensitive issue. Next, she talks about her transition and the treacherous legal battle, which resulted in devastating legal decisions from a biased and abusive judge - who has been removed from the bench do to an unrelated scandal. She shares emotional and painful issues she experienced before, during, and after her physical transition. When participants leave the presentation, in addition to knowing more about the gender nonconforming community, each has the tools to be an ally and the ability to recognize bigoted rhetoric. This investment in our future will yield scholars, doctors, lawyers, therapists and all the people they influence, who will make decisions, laws, treatments (and etc.) which affect the lives of all identities on the gender spectrum and contribute to world full of acceptance, peace, and nonviolence.