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Tyler Ford

For the American basketball referee, see Tyler Ford (referee).
Tyler Ford
Born1990 or 1991 (age 33–34)[1]
Boca Raton, Florida[2]
NationalityAmerican
EducationVanderbilt University[3]
Occupation(s)Writer, activist, actor, public speaker
Known forTransgender advocacy
Websitemyfriendtyler.com

Tyler Ford is a writer, activist, actor, and public speaker who advocates for transgender and non-binary people.[1] Ford appeared as the first transgender contestant on The Glee Project in 2012.[3][4] Ford lives and works in New York City.

Life

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Designated female at birth and raised by a single mother in Boca Raton, Florida, Ford transitioned to male in college, but later came to identify as agender.[5][6] Ford is of mixed black and white Jewish ethnicity.[3][7] Their writing and speaking frequently addresses their challenges living as a transgender person of color.[8][5]

Ford gained national attention when Miley Cyrus brought them as her date to The Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) gala in 2015.[9][10][11][12] Cyrus sought to raise awareness of people with non-binary gender identities as part of her LGBTQ advocacy work with the Happy Hippie Foundation; Ford and their friend Ariana Grande joined Cyrus in that effort.[13][10]

Work and activism

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Writing

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Ford wrote an article for The Guardian in 2015[14] and has written multiple articles for them. in 2017[15] and again in 2018.[16] They have written for MTV,[17] Rookie,[18] and other web sites.[1][19]

Public speaking

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Ford has presented at South by Southwest (SXSW).[1][20] They gave the opening remarks for New York Youth Pride parade in 2018,[21] in which they talked about their coming out and transition.

Television

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In June 2017, Ford began voicing a non-binary character Milo on the Amazon Video animated series Danger & Eggs.[22][23]

Awards and recognition

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Ford was named as one of MTV's best social media stars in 2015,[24] and as one of the Dazed 100 visionary talents in 2016.[25]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Vera Papisova (March 14, 2016). "Tyler Ford Is the Transgender Writer All Your Favorite Celebs Are Obsessed With". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Kim Hoffman (May 15, 2012). "Why You Should Watch Season Two of The Glee Project". Curve. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Megan Townsend (April 4, 2012). "Glee Project Second Season Cast Includes Transgender Man and Out Lesbian". GLAAD. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Crystal Bell (June 27, 2012). "'The Glee Project' Season 2: Tyler Ford, Transgender Contestant, Talks Sexuality Week, Naya Rivera And More". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Sarah Childress (June 30, 2015). ""I Like to Exist as a Person": What It Means to Live Beyond Gender". Frontline. PBS. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  6. ^ Tyler Ford (August 7, 2015). "My life without gender: 'Strangers are desperate to know what genitalia I have'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "The Glee Project: Meet The New Cast!". EOnline. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  8. ^ Tyler Ford (May 7, 2015). "I Am A Queer, Agender Person Of Color In New York -- And This Is My Diary". MTV. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  9. ^ Megan Friedman (June 15, 2015). "Miley Cyrus Raises Gender Awareness by Bringing Agender Date to the AMFAR Gala". Seventeen. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  10. ^ a b Jessica Goodman (June 17, 2015). "Miley Cyrus raises agender awareness by bringing Tyler Ford as date to amFAR Gala". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  11. ^ "Miley Cyrus brings agender date to amfAR gala". CBS News. June 17, 2015. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  12. ^ Caitlyn Hitt (June 16, 2015). "Who Is Tyler Ford? Miley Cyrus To Bring Queer, Agender Writer As AmfAR Inspiration Gala Date". International Business Times. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  13. ^ "tyler ford is teaming up with miley cyrus for LGBTQA advocacy". i-D. June 15, 2015. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  14. ^ Ford, Tyler (2015-08-07). "My life without gender: 'Strangers are desperate to know what genitalia I have'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  15. ^ "These Earrings Know No Gender, and Neither Do We". them. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  16. ^ "Hell No to the Memo: Trans People Continue to Rally for Our Human Rights". them. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  17. ^ Ford, Tyler. "I Am A Queer, Agender Person Of Color In New York -- And This Is My Diary". MTV News. Archived from the original on 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  18. ^ Straub, Emma. "Rookie » Archives » Tyler Ford". www.rookiemag.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-26. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  19. ^ Tyler Ford (June 5, 2015). "Tyler Ford Is Here To Answer Your LGBTQA Questions". MTV. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  20. ^ "Generation Z and Gender: Beyond Binaries?". SXSW. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  21. ^ "One of the NYC Pride Grand Marshals Has an Inspiring Message for Nonbinary Folx". Teen Vogue. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  22. ^ Mey (July 24, 2017). "The Cast and Crew of "Danger & Eggs" Chat About Their Super Weird, Super Queer Kids Show". Autostraddle. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  23. ^ Bendix, Trish (July 3, 2017). ""Danger And Eggs" Is The Queer Cartoon We've Been Waiting For". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  24. ^ "Best Social Media Stars Of 2015". MTV. December 8, 2015. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  25. ^ "Tyler Ford". Dazed. 2016-02-08. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
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