Transgender Day of Remembrance: A Transgender Journey from Lived Experience

Monday, November 21, 2022 - 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion (Centre) is pleased to invite you to its Equity and Inclusion Dialogue series for the 2022-2023 academic year. Online registration is now open for this event. View the flyer for event details. Limited seating available.

View the full listing of the Centre’s 2022-2023 Equity & Inclusion Dialogue series.

Session Overview:

Michelle Emson shares her journey of transition in the context of Transgender Day of Remembrance. Learn from Michelle’s lived experience and acquire a richer understanding of some of the challenges that face transgender people in society, in work, and in life.

Facilitator Bio:

Michelle Emson

Michelle Emson (she/her) is an international human rights advocate specializing in diversity and inclusion, trans rights, 2SLGBTQI issues, and mental health. An award-winning public speaker, Michelle has been delivering professional workshops and talks since 2012 to clients in education, healthcare, corporate, policing, and government both in Canada and internationally. In addition to being a facilitator at Egale, she serves as Digital Director for Women’s March Global, on the Steering Committee of the North-Simcoe Muskoka Trans Health Service, and Principal Consultant for Sanctuary Studios Inc. Michelle is an author, entrepreneur, and documentary filmmaker supplementing a life-long career in information technology. In 2017, she received a YWCA Women of Distinction Award for her work. Michelle identifies as a lesbian woman with a transgender lived experience.