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Ryan Sallans
Transgender speaker
Ryan Sallans (born 1979) is an American LGBT author, speaker, advocate and out trans man. Sallans began his transition in 2005.[1] He travels the United States speaking to professionals, college audiences, and youth about gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation along with his story of being transgender and the changing nature of health care.
Sallans has been featured in Closer Magazine,[2] the Salina Journal,[3] The Reader,[4] NewsNetNebraska,[5] Oddee.com,[6] The Advocate,[7] and many more including The Chicago Bureau,[8] BuzzFeed,[9] and US News.[10] He shares his story about his struggle with an eating disorder and how he came to terms with his gender identity.
Sallans was a guest on Larry King Live in 2007[11] and 2009.[12] He has also appeared on The Ricki Lake Show in 2012[13] and Trisha in 2012. In 2013 he was interviewed on the NPR radio show, On Point with Tom Ashbrook[14] and also on HuffPost Live with Josh Zepps.[15]