Speaking

Janet Mock uses the written word and social media to amplify the voices of trans women but it’s her speaking events that draw real-life connections between her own personal story and mission and that of those who are listening, helping us collectively broaden our perspectives on what it means to be our true selves and how we can use that to create change.

With her mission to diversify society’s portrait of womanhood, Janet aims to move audiences looking to expand their own idea on gender, sexuality, race, intersectionality, transgender, and LGBTQQA issues. Her lectures, panel discussions and Q&As have moved and educated audiences about the struggles and triumphs of trans women, about the need for intersectionality strategies in LGBT movements, about media portrayals of trans women, about her quest to make the most marginalized in her community visible, and about the personal-political dynamics of inviting the world into her life as a trans woman of color.

Interested in inviting Janet to your campus, conference or city? Email her speaking agent Ellis F. Trevor of the American Talent Group or use the contact form here.

Upcoming Events

Sadie Nash Summer Leadership Institute
July 31, 2013
Conversation with teen girls on leadership
New York, NY

The Anti-Violence Project Courage Awards
September 26, 2013
Acceptance speech & honor for work surrounding trans women
New York, NY

LGBTQA College Leadership Conference of NJ
November 1, 2013
Keynote on visibility & movements
William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ

Amherst College
November 15, 2013
Keynote for Trans Awareness Week
Amherst, MA

Past Events

Columbia University’s Lavender Graduation
May 8, 2013
Commencement address for LGBTQA graduates
New York, NY

Canadian University Queer Services Conference
May 3, 2013
Keynote on trans-inclusive queer advocacy
St. John’s, Newfoundland

Equality & Justice Day
April 30, 2013
Rally speech on trans women and advocacy in New York City
Albany, NY

Florida State University
April 25, 2013
Keynote address on taking an intersectional approach to activism
Tallahassee, FL

Stanford University
April 17, 2013
Keynote on trans-inclusive queer advocacy
Stanford, CA

Cedar Crest College
April 15, 2013
Keynote address for Human Rights Week
Allentown PA
See photos from the event

Boston College
April 5, 2013
Q&A on being an out trans woman writer, activist and media maker
Boston, MA
Read coverage of Janet’s talk.

Wellesley College’s blackOUT
April 5, 2013
Roundtable discussion on healthy relationships in the LGBTQ POC community
Boston, MA

Trans 100 Launch Event
March 31, 2013
Remarks on our need to celebrate the living
Chicago, IL

University of Pennsylvania
March 17, 2013
Keynote for Pride of Penn’s LGBTQA population
Philadelphia, PA
Read coverage of Janet’s keynote.

William Paterson University
March 14, 2013
Keynote for Women’s History Celebration
Wayne, NJ

Rutgers University’s Mark Leadership Conference
February 16, 2013
Q&A on career as a writer, pop culture editor, speaker and activist
Piscataway, NJ

University of Chicago‘ Queer Women’s Week
February 19, 2013
Lecture on trans women’s colored history of activism
Chicago, IL
Read coverage of Janet’s keynote.

Carleton University‘s Pride Week
January 25, 2013
Panel presentation with Wade Davis and Darnell L. Moore
Ottawa, ON
Listen to audio of Janet’s remarks at this panel.

Portland State University
November 20, 2012
Lecture commemorating Trans Day of Remembrance
Portland, OR
Read an interview about Janet’s appearance here.

Applied Research Center’s Facing Race Conference
November 17, 2012
Plenary discussion about race and gender
Baltimore, MD
Watch video of Janet’s panel and read an interview about her appearance here.

Rutgers University
November 13, 2012
Lecture on the unseen visibility of trans women
Newark, NJ

Sylvia Rivera Law Project‘s 10th Anniversary Gala
November 8, 2012
Acceptance speech for SRLP activism award
New York, NY
Read a profile by Stephen Ira on Janet’s honor here.

HBGC’s Youth Empowerment Conference
October 20, 2012
Keynote address on service, authenticity and power
MIT in Cambridge, MA
Read coverage of Janet’s keynote here.

Gender Odyssey Conference 2012
August 4, 2012
Keynote address on my transformative journey
Seattle, WA

NGLCC Business & Leadership Conference
August 9, 2012
Speaker and moderator at the Women’s Business Initiative plenary session
Chicago, Ill.

GLSEN Student Ambassador Summit 2012
July 19, 2012
A talk on telling your story in the media
New York, NY

Hetrick-Martin Institute‘s 2012 Damien Awards
June 21, 2012
Keynote address on service, authenticity and power
New York, NY

GLAAD Media Awards
June 2, 2012
Delivered a take action moment regarding the New York Times
San Francisco, CA
Watch Janet’s speech about Lorena Escalera here

Lambda Literary Awards
June 4, 2012
Awards presenter
CUNY Graduate Center, NYC

GLSEN Respect Awards
May 21, 2012
Introduced Executive Director Eliza Byard
Gotham Hall, NYC
Watch Janet’s speech here

PFLAG’s TransParents Project
May 20, 2012
A conversation about my teenage coming-of-age and search for identity
JCC Manhattan, NYC

University of Southern California
April 29, 2012
Keynote speaker at the 18th annual Lavender Celebration
Los Angeles, CA
Read Janet’s essay and watch her speech about #GirlsLikeUs.

GLAAD Media Awards
March 24, 2012
Presenter, nominee and co-chair of the 23rd annual gala
New York, NY
Watch Janet’s speech presentation here

MAD Free with Michaela angela Davis
March 25, 2012 at 1-3pm
A conversation about image and self-definition for Women’s History Month
El Museo del Barrio in Harlem, NY
Read Janet’s essay about this event here.

TransActive Super Heroes for Super Kids Event
December 4, 2011
Keynote address on growing up trans
Refuge PDX, Portland, OR

Draftfcb
November 16, 2011
Q&A session on being trans in corporate America
New York, NY

dot429 Straight Talk
October 7, 2011
Panel on media and LGBTA representation
Tribeca Grand Hotel, NYC

Point Foundation Leadership Conference
July 23, 2011
Panel on blogging, activism and social media
Oak Brook Hills Marriott, Chicago, IL
Read Janet’s essay about this event here.

GLSEN Media Ambassadors Summit
July 16, 2011
Presentation to students on telling your coming out story
Los Angeles, CA

Woman in Me Health Seminar
July 15, 2011
Panel on transwomen, careers and life after transition
Hetrick-Martin Institute, NYC
Read Janet’s essay about this event here.