He Doesn't Work Here Anymore
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Coming out publicly in October 2013, hormone therapy starts Aug 11 2013 and full‑time transition is set for March 1; a glowing review and promotion to principal developer precede an employer saying “no longer meeting our expectations” and triggering a job search that ends with a new role at Canvas. Co‑founded a nonprofit and launched LGBT Tech, created the Contributor Covenant code of conduct adopted by Angular Homebrew Exorcism and some Mozilla projects, and highlights a 40% suicide‑attempt rate among transgender people.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Start
- 0:56MISSING THE TRAIN
- 1:31gender identity isn't physical
- 1:50body versus brain
- 2:17the pain of dysphoria
- 2:36information
- 3:05emotional pain and self-loathing
- 3:25constant thoughts of suicide
- 12:10FINDING MY VOICE
- 13:26REFACTORING MYSELF
- 13:42letting go of my ego
- 14:15finding my passion
- 14:28learning to be a partner
- 15:12dealing with my impostor syndrome
- 15:37GIVING BACK
- 17:02LESSONS LEARNED
- 18:44how can you be a better ally?
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