Matthew Scott "Matt" Kailey (March 17, 1955 – May 18, 2014) was a trans male author, educator, and

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activist.

Biography

Kailey was born in 1955 in

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to Shirley and George "Rod" Kailey. He earned a BA in Sociology and Psychology at

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and an MA in Education from the

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. He later moved to Colorado and began a career as a social caseworker. Kailey began his female-to-male transition at the age of 42, transitioning from a straight woman to a gay trans man. After leaving social work, he became a writer for Out Front Colorado, one of the country's oldest

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publications. In 2007 he became its managing editor, making Kailey the highest-ranking trans journalist of an LGBT publication. Kailey documented his gender transition in his books ''Just Add Hormones: An Insider's Guide to the Transsexual Experience'' (2005) and ''Teeny Weenies and Other Short Subjects'' (2012). He wrote a guidebook, ''My Child is Transgender: 10 Tips for Parents of Adult Trans Children''. He wrote an award-winning blog, ''Tranifesto'', spoke at numerous conferences, and offered workplace training on transgender issues. He also taught courses in psychology, human sexuality, and transgender studies at

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and

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. Kailey died in his sleep of heart failure on May 18, 2014.

Books

* ''Our Day Will Come'', 2004, iUniverse, Inc., ; * ''Just Add Hormones: An Insider's Guide to the Transsexual Experience'', 2005,

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, * ''Focus on the Fabulous: Colorado GLBT Voices'' (editor), 2007, Johnson Books, * ''Teeny Weenies and Other Short Subjects'', 2012, Outskirts Press, * ''My Child is Transgender: 10 Tips for Parents of Adult Trans Children'', 2012, Tranifesto Publishing

References

External links

Matt Kailey's Tranifesto
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