American politician and activist (born 1952)
Senator Ben Cardin and Gender Rights Maryland executive director Dana Beyer at a March 2012 event in Rockville, Maryland Dana Beyer (born February 9, 1952) is an American transgender rights advocate and the executive director of Gender Rights Maryland , a civil rights and advocacy organization serving Maryland's transgender community.[ 1] [ 2]
Biography
Beyer was born on February 9, 1952, in New York, New York. Beyer graduated from Cornell University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1978 as a Doctor of Medicine .[ 3] John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett Foundation LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.
She is executive director of Gender Rights Maryland .[ 4] Equality Maryland .[ 5] Freedom to Work .[ 6] LGBTQ organization Keshet .[ 7]
She blogs about transgender topics at HuffPost [ 8]
She is a politician from Maryland who ran in the Democratic primary for state Senate District 18. She received 41.8% of the vote (4,890 votes) and lost the 2014 primary election to Senator Richard Madaleno , who was the incumbent.[ 9] [ 10]
She is Jewish , has two sons and lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland .[ 11]
Personal life
During her adolescence , she became an accidental participant in the LGBTQ civil rights movement known as Stonewall . That was an awakening event for her, and became the beginning of her "coming-out " process.[ 12]
References
^ Michael Gold (January 30, 2014). "Two LGBT candidates will go head-to-head in Md. Senate race" . The Baltimore Sun Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015 . ^ "Opinion - Transgender Lives: Your Stories: Dana Beyer" . The New York Times Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018 .^ "Dana Beyer (D)" . ww2.gazette.net . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2018 .^ Michael K. Lavers (October 1, 2014). "Md. transgender rights law takes effect" . Washington Blade Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015 . ^ Michael K. Lavers (October 14, 2014). "Honor for trans activist sparks controversy" . Washington Blade Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2015 . ^ Justin Snow (June 17, 2013). "Freedom to Work doubles down on push for LGBT workplace protections" . Metro Weekly Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015 . ^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2015-03-23 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Dana Beyer" . huffingtonpost.com . Archived from the original on 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2019-12-12 .^ "Gay incumbent fends off transgender challenger for Montgomery Co. state senate seat" . WJLA/ABC News . Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014 .^ "2014 Primary Election results for State Senator" . Maryland State Board of Elections . Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014 .^ "Keshet" . keshetonline.org . Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2015-03-23 .^ "Opinion | Transgender Lives: Your Stories: Dana Beyer" . The New York Times . 2018-09-13. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-10-29 .
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