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Trans*H4CK: Shifting the Gender Landscape of Tech Kortney Ziegler, Ph.D.
@fakerapper
What is a Hackathon and why have one for trans*
people?
Trans*H4CK’s GenderOverflow Transgress Dottify.me Health Wiki
R.A.D
What needs does it fill?
Builds Self Esteem
Safe Space for Networking
Employment and Financial Opportunity
Expanding ideas of “diversity”
Offer “new type” of trans* media visibility
Industry Impact • Forefront of transgender focused tech projects •
Inspired other Hackathons and tech spaces for trans* and gender non conforming people • Grown a community of trans* people and allies interested in our lives (scholarships; conference invitations, etc.)
More info: transhack.org