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Creating Affirming Settings for Organizations and Individuals

About

ABOUT WILLY WILKINSON

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Willy Wilkinson, MPH is an award-winning author, speaker, public health consultant, and cultural competency trainer who founded the first trans healthcare access program in the world. He is the author of the Lambda Literary Award-winning book Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency, which illuminates trans experience from a Chinese American and mixed heritage perspective, and transforms the memoir genre into a cultural competency tool. Willy is the recipient of an Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Excellence in Journalism Award, and the Transgender Law Center Vanguard Award.

PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES

Explore Willy’s publications for practical guidance on creating affirming settings and promoting individual well-being.

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Speaking

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Experience the impact of Willy’s motivational speaking—powerful messages that inspire positive change, foster inclusivity, and promote personal and professional growth. Speaking engagements can be customized and interactive.

Willy Talks
LGBTQ Training
on The Umbrella Hour,
a UK Health Radio podcast.

As a guest on The Umbrella Hour on UK Health Radio., Willy spoke about navigating "spicy" moments during LGBTQ training, changing his name to Willy at age nine, and using art as a healing tool. Listen here.

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TESTIMONIALS

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“The staff truly loved, and benefitted from, Willy’s insights, information, engaging personality, and openness to the process.”

Vaden Health Center, Stanford University

Logos represent some of Willy's past clients, and do not imply an association, affiliation, or endorsement of his work.

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