SPEAKING
Julie Tarney is a dynamic and highly engaging presenter. Her entertaining storytelling and actionable tips help promote LGBTQ+ representation and cultural change in high-performing organizations.
COACHING
As a subject-matter expert and former corporate relations executive, Julie consults or provides customized educational sessions for C-suite and managerial teams that helps leaders promote and protect the rights of people of all gender identities and expressions.
Shareable mantras for 2022.
This past weekend, deconstructing Christmas became absolutely necessary. More pine needles lay under my tree than remained on the branches.... read more →
January 17, 2022
Gender-neutral pronouns show respect. #PronounsDay
“Harry, can we talk about pronouns for minute?” I asked my 31-year-old millennial kid recently. “Is this your annual check-in,... read more →
October 20, 2021
Straight Talk from the Straight Baby Boomer Mom of a Gender Bending Millennial: Leadership and Parenting
I loved getting the chance to talk about the commonalities of leadership and parenting. Many thanks to Out Leadership's Fabrice... read more →
May 7, 2021
Trans allies must also be visible on Transgender Day of Visibility. And every day.
Transgender Day... read more →
March 31, 2021
On International Pronouns Day, ‘they’ is here to stay!
There’s a chance you haven’t yet heard about International Pronouns Day. The observance, which occurs on the third Wednesday in... read more →
October 21, 2020
National Coming Out Day is Sunday. Are you ready to support an LGBTQ+ person who comes out to you?
This Sunday is National Coming Out Day, the LGBTQ+ holiday that celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, nonbinary and... read more →
October 9, 2020
A sassy Valentine and my love for Mister Rogers.
No glitter, plastic gems or sparkly rhinestones decorated the valentine I gave my kid Harry this year. I’m usually drawn... read more →
February 18, 2020
Transgender awareness in schools.
The maleficent U.S Education Secretary Betsy DeVos kicked off the school year by visiting a private school that bans transgender... read more →
November 19, 2019
When your child comes out to you.
Let me assure you. The age at which your child comes out about their gender identity and/or sexuality can vary.... read more →
October 11, 2019
Facebook Posts
In the world of SEO and top Google listings, I learned this week that sometimes random, whimsical content can gain a #1 ranking. ![]()
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A playful blog post I wrote in 2013 is the top hit of more than 3 million entries for — are you ready? — The Stripper Name Formula! ![]()
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Is the topic relevant? Is it unusual? Is it popular? Apparently so! Is the piece my most “high-quality content?” Hmmm. ![]()
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I find it all more hilarious than anything else, but I’ll let you be the judge while having a bit of midweek fun in the process. 👑💐
The stripper name formula. - Julie Tarney | My Son Wears Heels
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Turns out that my fave humorist David Sedaris is also a huge fan of RuPaul's Drag Race. At least that what he tells Mark Lawson in this fun interview on the BBC’s Front Row: Cultural Exchange. Sedar...
Despite the day of the week, March 31st is International Transgender Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️ So please take some time today to honor and celebrate the lives of all trans people. They are our friends, family, neighbors, colleagues and clients. Transgender, nonbinary and gender expansive people deserve, as do all humans, to live safely and thrive, free from bias, discrimination and acts of violence. This is where you and I come in. Because trans allies must also be visible, today and every day. ![]()
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There are currently FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT anti-trans bills being considered in FORTY-ONE U.S. states, FIFTEEN of which have passed, and FORTY-FIVE national bills. As extremist anti-trans bills across the country have broken records four years in a row, those numbers are expected to grow. ![]()
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But guess what? You don’t have to live in a state to call its governor and voice your opposition to anti-trans legislation that’s targeting the most vulnerable among us. ![]()
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Below, thanks to Trans Legislation Tracker, are the states and number of current anti-trans bills. Each governor’s phone number can be found at the National Governors Association website (nga.org) ![]()
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STATE & NUMBER OF BILLS![]()
Oklahoma 60![]()
Missouri 44![]()
South Carolina 32![]()
West Virginia 30![]()
Iowa 28![]()
Tennessee 27![]()
Mississippi 19![]()
Idaho 18![]()
Kansas 17![]()
New Hampshire 17![]()
Wisconsin 17![]()
Minnesota 16![]()
Florida 12![]()
Kentucky 12![]()
Virginia 11![]()
Wyoming 11![]()
Arizona 10![]()
Georgia 10![]()
Ohio 9![]()
Michigan 8![]()
Utah 8![]()
Illinois 7![]()
North Carolina 7![]()
Alaska 6![]()
New Jersey 6![]()
Hawaii 5![]()
Nebraska 5![]()
Rhode Island 5![]()
Washington 5![]()
Alabama 4![]()
Indiana 4![]()
Louisiana 4![]()
Pennsylvania 4![]()
Maryland 3![]()
Oregon 3![]()
New Mexico 2![]()
New York 2![]()
South Dakota 2![]()
California 1![]()
Massachusetts 1![]()
Vermont 1![]()
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Together we absolutely can make a difference. ![]()
Brilliant Illustration: Fox Fisher ![]()
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#TDOV #TDOV2024 #TransDayOfVisibility #TransRights #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtq
