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With a CCAA Speaker Series presentation entitled “Trans Athletes in the Era of Disinformation” the CCAA welcomes Charlotte Clymer to the virtual dias to discuss the hot-button issue with coaches, administrators and student-athletes across the league. Clymer will present on Wednesday, March 10 at 4 p.m. 

A writer, LGBTQ activist, communications consultant and military veteran, Clymer grew up in Texas in a conservative environment. In an era in which people are so easily siloed into their particular corners, she’s a woman of intersections. Clymer will leverage those intersections in her personal journey and her vast experience championing for equal rights to illustrate the facts on transgender athletes.

"We live in an era of disinformation. There's no better an example of this than the way trans people in sports are completely misrepresented by public narratives." - Charlotte Clymer

 
 

Clymer is the former press secretary for rapid response at the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest civil rights organization dedicated to advancing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) equality. Her day-to-day work involved running the organizations messaging in response to the White House and federal policy.

She also serves on the D.C. Commission for Persons with Disabilities, the Board for the Center for Law and Military Policy, the Military and Veterans Advisory Council for Outserve-SLDN (Servicemember’s Legal Defense Network), and the Advisory Councils for Running Start and the Lone Star Parity Project, organizations working toward gender parity in elected office.

She is also a Political Partner in the Class of 2019 at the Truman National Security Project, which works to bring together leaders with national security backgrounds to deliver concrete solutions to pressing global challenges for leaders at the local, state, and national levels. Clymer was named to the 2020 Forbes 40 under 40 list in the “Politics and Government” category.

The Georgetown graduate will be addressing the group from her home in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C.

The Speaker Series has now hosted sessions on identity and leadership and mental health, and job and career search tactics. Other confirmed interactive experiences with experts in the fields of stand-up comedy, using your student-athlete status to give back, and women in business in athletics on the schedule for the spring semester.

All presenters were chosen to bring thoughtful discussion and dialogue to all those who participate in the series in the coming months. Along with live presentations, the series will also be available for replay on the CCAA’s youtube channel. We appreciate the support of our conference sponsors Samsung, Balfour, Hometown Ticketing, Candid Worldwide and Gearboss as we provide valuable programming to our 12 member-institutions.

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