Genny Beemyn, Ph.D., was one of the country’s first out nonbinary college administrators and has been the director of the UMass Amherst Stonewall Center since 2006. Beginning in 2004, Genny has tracked college trans-inclusive policies and worked with colleges to help them become more trans-supportive. They have published and spoken extensively on the experiences and needs of trans college students, including writing some of the first articles on the topic. Among the more than dozen books and journal issues that Genny has written/edited are The Lives of Transgender People (with Sue Rankin, 2011); A Queer Capital: A History of Gay Life in Washington, D.C. (2014); and the anthology Trans People in Higher Education (2019). With Abbie Goldberg, they edited The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies (2021) and were an associate editor of the 2nd edition of The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ+ Studies. They are currently conducting the first national study of college students who are both ace and trans/nonbinary. Genny is also an editorial board member of the International Journal of LGBTQ+ Youth Studies, the Journal of Bisexuality, and the Journal of Homosexuality. They have a Ph.D. in African American Studies and master’s degrees in African American Studies, American Studies, and Higher Education Administration.