Shay Olmstead
Lecturer
Bio
Lecturer in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, teaching courses especially for the Queer and Transgender Studies minor. Ph.D. in History from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. My research examines employment discrimination claims brought by trans(sexual) workers between 1969 and 1995.
Currently Teaching
In the News
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March 20, 2025
Celebrating Women’s History Month through interdisciplinary research
The inaugural Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies symposium, hosted on March 28, will feature original work by individuals from across the RIT community.
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February 7, 2025
Opinion: To protect transgender rights in the future, we must look to the past
Los Angeles Times features an opinion essay co-authored by Shay Ryan Olmstead, lecturer in RIT's Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program.
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April 9, 2025
Olmstead awarded for dissertation
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November 4, 2024
Olmstead presents on queer and trans legal histories