March 22, 2023
Like most people her age, Daniella McDonald spent a lot of time talking with friends about relationships and using dating apps. But, as a transgender woman, the experience for her was much different. She shares insights about her path to meeting her fiancé.
April 28, 2016
…Whittington Gives Voice to Transgender Youth with New Book UC San Diego alumna Hillary Whittington For Transgender Day of Visibility, UC San Diego alumna Hillary Whittington returned to campus as a proud mother of two, PTA volunteer, public speaker—and parent of a transgender child. She and her husband, Jeff, were…
October 28, 2014
The UC San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center will begin a year-long celebration of 15 years on UC San Diego’s campus with a transgender symposium on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Student Services Center Multipurpose Room on the main campus in La Jolla.
April 16, 2014
The University of California, San Diego will host Janet Mock, a transgender advocate, writer and New York Times bestselling author of Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More on Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m. in the Price Center Theatre on campus.
April 16, 2015
…1999, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center has offered comfort, community to thousands of students, faculty and staff In the early 1990s, concerned staff, faculty and student activists sought to establish a Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center at the University of California, San Diego. In 1999, UC San Diego…
March 31, 2023
For Hillary Whittington ‘04, facilitating her young son Ryland’s gender transition also changed her in ways she could never have imagined.
February 11, 2019
Using HIV genetic data, researchers discovered that transgender women in Los Angeles are at higher risk of being in an HIV transmission network than men who have sex with men. In addition, cisgender men in these clusters should be considered at higher risk for HIV than previously thought.
June 7, 2022
…decision to embrace his transgender identity, Lima knows firsthand how persistence and self-love can help overcome any obstacle. “It all starts from within,” said Lima, who believes that being the best version of yourself can have a powerful rippling effect on the world around you. Completing his degree as a…
April 11, 2023
UC San Diego’s Student Health Services (SHS) has launched a new Interdisciplinary Gender-Affirming Care Team as part of the Student Health and Wellbeing (SHW) cluster. Students who are exploring their gender identity are invited to attend the upcoming Care Fair on April 11.
April 28, 2016
…media’s increased coverage of transgender people has raised national awareness and led more people to discuss and address gender identity issues. “We’ve seen a huge increase in the number of patients being seen,” he said, noting the growing demand for services is also occurring nationally. The clinic uses a multi-disciplinary…
