Word: transgenderism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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A national "transgender" activist last night told a group of 12 undergraduates, graduate students and alumni that traditional gender categories are limiting and should be transgressed.
Some participants held hands during the meeting, which was the first gathering of the Transgender Task Force. The group was founded by Alex S. Myers '00, the transgender student who last year pushed the Undergraduate Council to add gender identity to its non-discrimination clause.
The transgender movement has recently been gaining publicity. Tonight, Myers will be featured in a story on NBC's PrimeTime Live. He has also been interviewed by newspapers and magazines including Newsweek and The Baltimore Sun.
Nangeroni also said she gained support for the transgender movement by proving that she was an integral part of the engineering firm where she works. She said her approach to activism has been to "try to make everyone want to join our party."
Myers said the goals of the Transgender Task Force are to educate the student body about transgenderism and, eventually, to include gender-identity in the University's non-discrimination policy...