Transgender Advocates Stephanie Battaglino and Mari Rosenberger on Workplace Transition and Finding Love
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 4:48pm
by Danny Heffernan, GLAAD's Advertising & Campaigns Fellow
http://www.glaad.org/blog/transgender-advocates-stephanie-battaglino-and-mari-rosenberger-workplace-transition-andAs part of our support for the media coverage around Chaz Bono's casting on "Dancing with the Stars" and an increasing amount of transgender-specific coverage in general, GLAAD is continuing to profile prominent transgender advocates and members of the community on a weekly basis. Previously, we spoke with Laverne Cox and Jamison Green, Ph.D. This week, we talked to Stephanie Battaglino and Mari Rosenberger about their careers, their work in transgender advocacy for employees, and their relationship. Stephanie and Mari recently appeared on The Insider, showing their support for Chaz along with fellow transgender advocates.
Both Stephanie and Mari's roles as advocates are tied to their transitions.
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Following their respective transitions and increased involvement with transgender advocacy, Mari and Stephanie found each other. Having first met at the 2007 Southern Comfort Conference in Atlanta, which is committed to addressing the diverse needs of the transgender community, the two continued to casually cross paths before finally connecting online.
