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LECTURES
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Combining the Linguistics Of Gender with Human Science
Target Audience:
All Audiences
What is Gender? is Ryan's newest program offering. This presentation teaches the origins of gender and how it appears both in the English language and the human body.
What is Gender? It’s grammatical for some, linked to sex for many, and nothing to others.
What is Sex? A human's sex begins with an X, where it goes from there depends.
This is a fun and engaging program that encourages audience participation.
60-90 MINUTES
A JOURNEY THROUGH HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Target Audience:
Parents, Family, & Community
Gender As My Adverb is a presentation designed to help families and communities understand how to support their children through the foundations of human growth and development — including sex (body), gender (self), expression (communication), and orientation (relationships).
After establishing these core concepts, Ryan shares his own story and his family’s journey from childhood through adulthood. He closes with a powerful reminder: even in moments of hardship, families can work through misunderstanding, rebuild connection, and move toward healing.
60-90 MINUTES
From Patient to Professionals
helps healthcare providers deepen their understanding of identity development across orientation, gender, and expression. It also examines the impact of prejudice and stigma on sexual and gender minority patients through the lens of the Minority Stress Model.
By exploring self‑development and identifying current societal barriers, Ryan guides audiences in breaking down misconceptions about sex, gender, and orientation to strengthen patient care.
60-90 MINUTES
BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS BY LEARNING THE SCIENCE OF GENDER
Target Audience:
Workplace or Higher Ed
Fostering a Respectful Workplace
is designed to assist companies in supporting employees, customers, and clients through cultural shifts. Drawing on twenty years of experience and personal storytelling, Ryan guides audiences through communication and relationship dynamics that shape workplace culture.
Through his stories, participants learn how to navigate differences and strengthen support for employees and families while building respectful work environments.
60-75 MINUTES
Becoming Ryan: Eating Disorder Recovery and Transition is a powerful presentation that interweaves current research on eating disorders with Ryan’s personal journey of recovery from anorexia nervosa, which began in 1999. Through this unique blend of lived experience and evidence-based insight, Ryan offers audiences a compelling look into the psychological and emotional complexities that fuel disordered eating, and the resilience required to heal.
Drawing from his own path through recovery and gender transition, Ryan helps audiences understand how identity, shame, control, and vulnerability intersect in the development and treatment of eating disorders. His story brings to life the internal struggles often hidden behind clinical definitions, while also illuminating the hope and possibility that come with recovery.
60-90 MINUTES
EATING DISORDER RECOVERY THROUGH BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT.
Target Audience:
Recovery Centers, Higher Ed, Health Care
A STORY OF TWO COMING OUTS AND A TRANSITION.
Target Audience:
University and College Campuses
Since 2005, Ryan Sallans’s transition story, Scouting the Unknown, has captivated audiences on university campuses across the nation. The presentation begins with a foundational overview of human sexuality, exploring the relationship between sex, orientation, and gender. From there, Ryan transitions into his personal journey, one that began over two decades ago and continues to inspire reflection, dialogue, and growth.
Having transitioned twenty-one years ago, Ryan offers audiences a rare opportunity to engage directly. Participants are invited to ask questions about his experience, their own identities, or broader cultural shifts around gender and inclusion. The session closes with a powerful call to introspection: Ryan encourages attendees to reflect on their own challenges, identify sources of support, and honor the truths that shape who they are.
60-90 MINUTES
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Vocal and Facial Changes from Testosterone
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Opening Plenary: Why We Need Inclusive Environments for LGBTQ Employees
06:12
Eating Disorder Recovery and Coming Out as Transgender
09:46
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