Introduction
Dana Beyer (born February 9, 1952) is an American transgender rights advocate and the executive director of Gender Rights Maryland, a civil rights and advocacy organization serving Maryland's transgender community.
Early life and education
Beyer was born on February 9, 1952 in New York, New York. Beyer graduated from Cornell University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1978 as a Doctor of Medicine.
Career
Transgender advocacy
She is executive director of Gender Rights Maryland. She used to be on the board of directors of Equality Maryland. In 2014, she sat on the board of directors for LGBT employment equality advocacy group Freedom to Work. She is on the board of the national Jewish LGBT organization Keshet.
She blogs about transgender topics at huffingtonpost.com.
Politics
She is a politician from Maryland who ran in the Democratic primary for state Senate District 18. She received 41.8% of the vote (4,890 votes) and lost the 2014 primary election to Senator Richard Madaleno who was the incumbent.
Personal life
She is Jewish, has two sons and lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.