“The Coming Out Party Is Over. Where Do We Go from Here?”



Mona Rae Mason



Keynote Address

Fantasia Fair

October 24, 2009

Provincetown, MA



For Loubriella



Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Mona Rae Mason. Just so you have an idea of my background, I’m from New York City, where I recently completed work on an NIH funded study of the male to female population in the NY Metro area. It was a 5 year, longitudinal study, with almost 600… Continue

Keynote Address

“LGBT Stories: Reflections and Voices from Within”

Mona Rae Mason







Central New York Health Services Agency

Syracuse, NY

August 21, 2009





Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome. My name is Mona Rae Mason, and just for the record, I am not gender dysphoric, I am gender euphoric.



From 2004 through 2009, I had the great pleasure and privilege of working on The Transgender Project in NYC. Conducted by National… Continue

“GENERATIVITY WITHIN THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY”



Mona Rae Mason

Keynote Address

May 1, 2009

Transgender 2009-Liberty

Philadelphia, PA



Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to Transgender 2009-Liberty.



My name is Mona Rae Mason. Some of you here know me through my work with The Transgender Project. Others may have heard of my sometimes scandalous NYC party girl reputation. The Transgender Project may be over, but I think I have a few parties… Continue

I am very happy to say that there ARE people stepping up for this! Allanah Starr, Hedda Lettuce, Miss Vera, and East of Eighth Restaurant are all pitching in and helping with the Christmas dinner and food dive to benefit Sylvia's Place, the emergency shelter for LGBT kids in NYC. Donations of non perishables are being collected at Nowhere Bar for temporary storage.

Did you know that it is estimated that of all homeless youth in NYC, as many as 60% identify as Trans, Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual?



Some of these kids come from out of state to NYC, chasing the dream of just being themselves. Many are discarded by their parents for being Trans or gay. Some have suffered physical and sexual abuse, often from members of their own families. So yes, they leave home or are tossed out. Constant verbal and physical abuse at school drives them from there, as… Continue