July 6th, 2010 
admin I am on the National Press Club email list, and I got this little calendar entry in my inbox today. I thought I would share it with everyone else, in case anyone wanted to go.
Training is an integral part of any journalist’s regimen, and this one stuck out at me because there are a lot of issues, both political and social, involving the transgendered community. If you feel like you need a refresher, go for it.
Excerpt taken from event listing.
Trans 101 Training. Trans 101 will provide participants with information and tools to work with transgender people, including a review of gender/gender identity/gender expression, an overview of current issues, and effective ally behaviors. The next session is July 14, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., in MGC 245. To sign up, please contact the GLBTA Resource Center at x3347 or glbta@american.edu, or see the Web site at www.american.edu/ocl/glbta/Trans-101.cfm.
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Haha, that’s sort of funny. Not funny in that we don’t need the training, but sort of funny that people need to be trained to do this. I don’t know, I guess it’s different being a gay man and already involved in the community. But “Trans 101″? If this class isn’t being taught by a transgendered person, I’ll be very disappointed.