Transgender Advocate Edwards to Speak at Clark
Monday, March 06, 2017
Chris Edwards
The discussion will take place on Thursday, March 16 at 7 p.m. in the Higgins Lounge as part of the spring dialogue symposium “What’s so funny?”
Chris Edwards
Edwards grew up in the Boston suburbs and started the process of transitioning from female to male at the age of 26 when he was a copywriter at a high-profile ad agency in Boston. Edwards, who came out at a company board meeting before his white, middle-aged colleagues, endured 28 extensive surgeries to become the man he is today.
He’ll reveal how humor helped him negotiate his gender transition and gain acceptance from his family, friends, and colleagues at a time when the word "transgender" was almost non-existent.
Edwards has been interviewed by O Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, Refinery29, Vice.com, the Improper Bostonian, New York Post and NECN about his book, and about being young and transgender in the workplace.
Books will be on sale and a signing will follow Edwards’ talk.
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