Hear Debra's inspiring story

This transgender high school librarian successfully changed
from a man to a woman,
over a weekend, at her school.

"An incredibly gentle portrayal of a sometimes taboo subject . . ."

Is it time?
Bring Debra to YOUR campus!



Debra Davis is an award-winning transgender educator, activist and
nationally renowned speaker, trainer and author.

Her dynamic, thought-provoking presentations
have captivated and inspired audiences
throughout the country.



Contact:

Debra Davis & the Gender Education Center
www.debradavis.org
info @ debradavis.org
P.O. Box 1861, Maple Grove, MN 55311
763/424-5445

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       "Debra Davis leads by example. She serves as a role model, and mentor for the LGBT community in the areas of education, acceptance, and advocating for the transgender community among others. She is a quiet, steadfast, and tenacious activist who builds and cultivates relationships in order to advance the cause of LGBT individuals."
(Human Rights Campaign introduction at Debra's 2001 Leadership Award presentation)

       Debra Davis is an award-winning educator, author, activist, and consultant who specializes in coordinating gender transitions in the workplace for transgender employees. She is also a retired high school librarian who came out in May of 1998 as a transgender woman at Southwest High School in the Minneapolis Public Schools. This highly-publicized transition was believed to be one of the first successful transitions in the nation, of a transgender person working with children in secondary education. She literally left school on Friday as a man and successfully returned on the following Monday as the woman, Debra Davis. As you can imagine, it was headline news both locally and nationally for days. She worked successfully for the next three and one-half years in that position and retired after 32 years of teaching.

       Debra is the Executive Director of the Gender Education Center, a small non-profit organization of differently gendered people dedicated to support, advocacy and education. Over the last two decades she has presented over 1,200 workshops and presentations involving more than 45,000 participants (details can be found in our current outreach report located on this site.) She is called as an expert witness in court, is consulted by employers, law enforcement, human rights agencies and nonprofit service providers regarding policies that affect transgender people. Debra is especially effective in coordinating workplace transitions for transgender employees. Debra is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences and conventions through-out the country. Hundreds of college campuses have brought her to their scvhool to draw attention to LGBT issues. Her dynamic, thought-provoking presentation move and inspire audiences.

       She continues to be an out, proud and visible transgender person working for human rights in our communities.

Debra Davis & the Gender Education Center
www.debradavis.org
P.O. Box 1861, Maple Grove, MN 55311
763/424-5445
gec at debradavis.org


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