Alterconf Portland 2016 - Female to Male, A Different Trans Perspective by Sev Leonard Over the last 18months Ive been transitioning from female to male. I identify as a transman. Negotiating tech space has been quite challenging, as I came into this transition in my mid thirties after working in tech as a woman for nearly two decades. As a long time member of the women in tech community I find it difficult to negotiate space as I transition; I have neither the network nor the social background of a cis man in tech and the women in tech community, while welcoming trans women and non binary people, has not been as accepting of trans males. Id like to talk about my experience to start a conversation in the tech community about the need for space for folks like myself, and perhaps broader ideas about delineating space by gender.