Facing Race: A National Conference in St. Louis, MO — November 20-22, 2024

Janet Mock

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Janet Mock is a writer and Staff Editor at People.com, who publicly shared her teenage transition story in Marie Claire magazine in 2011. A native of Honolulu, Janet has spoken about transgender issues on MSNBC and HLN, holds a masters in journalism from New York University and runs the online campaign #GirlsLikeUs to empower trans women to live visibly. Her memoir Fish Food comes out Fall 2013 with Atria Books.

Presentations from Facing Race 2012

Race and Gender in the 21st Century

Things are changing fast as new ideas, technology and community assertions change the landscape of racial and gender identities. In this plenary, political, cultural and scientific leaders will share predictions for these changes and thoughts on their strategic implications.

Speakers: Janet Mock, Michael Omi, Jessica González-Rojas