Melissa Morton
Melissa Morton is an amateur historian, a former attorney, and one of the very few multi-era crossdressing historical reenactors anywhere in the world. Melissa has been doing these "Transgender Personalities in History" presentations for several years, but she varies the roster of persons profiled each time, so no two presentations are the same.
Melissa presents:
Thursday May 15 10:00AM: Transgender Personalities in History
Transgender Personalities in History
Since humankind began to define the boundaries of gender behavior, there have been people who have defied or crossed over those boundaries. Hear about some of these individuals, from centuries ago to the present day. Some of these were male to female, others were female to male. All of them have left a legacy. Brief biographies of each individual profiled are available upon request.
Thursday May 15 4:00PM: Beating Their Swords into Plowshares: Proposing Some Strategies for Defeating Weaponized Religion
It is no secret that claims of religious freedom have been used as a sword against transgender persons. It doesn't have to be this way. There is a case to be made that hostile acts against transgender persons do not constitute religion at all, but are merely acts of prejudiced notions. Furthermore, there is a case to be made that it is not an act of freedom to limit the freedom of others. Melissa combines law and theology in her presentation, so come and find out about the $10,000 Challenge!