Press Coverage
about Willy's work, his new book, and his family life.
The 30 Best Books You Missed in 2015
Born on the Edge of Race and Gender:
A Voice for Cultural Competency Packs the Pages
In-depth radio interview with Michelle Brown of
KNON 89.3 Lambda Weekly Radio Show
Activist Shares Experiences in Born on the Edge of Race and Gender
Praise for Willy's piece in Manning Up:
"There are some stand-out pieces such as “Sculptor” in the Family Man section by Willy Wilkinson, in which he compares the transitioning process to that of whittling away at parts of himself, and sculpting his masculinity not only by his own hand but feeling the influence of his father and grandfather before him. “Sculptor” is a highly evocative piece, poetically crafted to become not just a coming out story or a transition story, but a piece of art."
Jackson Nash, Lambda Literary Review, July 15, 2014
WATCH: A Trans Dad on Telling his Kids about Gender
Trans Dad: My Kids’ Favorite Stuffed Animals are Transgender
Trans Dads Talk about Father’s Day: Four fathers, four stories
Introducing our Vanguard Awardee Willy Wilkinson – Father, Writer, and Public Health Consultant
Praise for Willy’s article in Transgender Rights:
“One of the most valuable articles is the one by Willy Wilkinson recounting the history of the struggle for health care rights in San Francisco. Wilkinson’s presentation of the importance of trans community involvement in developing research studies and working with Department of Public Health officials is an example of cooperation and success that has been copied in other communities around the country.”
DeLap, D. (Dec. 2006-Feb. 2007). Greater Boston PFLAG News and Views.
“Wilkinson proposes a model of political action in correspondence with Minter’s vision in his account of grassroots public health research and services targeting the transgender community in San Francisco. Wilkinson’s account of successful and collaborative public health work will be of interest to public health scholars and transgender activists alike.”
Stone A. L. (2007). Changing transgender politics. GLQ, A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, 13 (4), 592-594.
“In ‘Public Health Gains of the Transgender Community in San Francisco: Grassroots Organizing and Community-Based Research,’ Willy Wilkinson focuses on a type of grassroots activism that lawyers and law students—after undergoing a legal education that makes us believe that we are the experts—may have forgotten. Wilkinson describes using participatory action research, a ground-up research approach that meaningfully involves community members and values them as experts, to survey the health services needs of the transgender community in San Francisco. According to Wilkinson, not only were hard data regarding the needs of transgender people in San Francisco obtained, the process also empowered the participants by teaching them practical skills and responsibility for the well-being of their communities. Participatory action research is a method of engaging with the community to which lawyers and law students should definitely be exposed. As Wilkinson demonstrates, it begins to counter the disempowerment that transgender people encounter in law.”
Kao, M. Y. B, (2007). Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law and Justice, 22, 274.
“In addition to chronicling difficulties regarding transgender law and policy, Transgender Rights also offers a number of promising avenues for future activist work. Willy Wilkinson describes how collaborations between the transgender community and public health organizations in San Francisco helped to facilitate HIV prevention and access to health care in this marginalized population, as well as inspiring similar programs in other cities.”
Serano, J. (2007). LIP Magazine, 7.
