State University in 1982 and a masters in clinical psychology from the New School for Social Research in 1983. Wilchins then founded Data Tree Inc., a computer consulting company specializing in banking and brokerage on Wall Street. Wilchins is an out transsexual lesbian feminist. In a 2017 article published in The Advocate, Wilchins said their pronouns were they/them/theirs. Author Wilchins's essays and articles have appeared in: Contemporary Debates in the Sociology of Education, Rachel Brooks, Kalwant Bhopal, Mark McCormac (editors). Palgrave Macmillan, 1994. The Encyclopedia of Identity, Ronald L. Jackson (editor). SAGE Publications, 2010. Feminist Frontiers, Verta Taylor, Leila J. Rupp, Nancy Whittier (editors). McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008. Gender Violence (Second Edition): Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Laura L. O'Toole, Jessica R. Schiffman, Margie L. Kiter Edwards (editors0. NYU Press, 2007. Language Awareness: Readings for College Writers, Paul Eschholz, Alfred Rosa, Virginia Clark (editors). Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004. The Meaning of Difference : American Constructions of Race, Sex and Gender, Social Class, Sexual Orientation, and Disability : a Text/Reader, Karen E. Rosenblum and Toni-Michelle C. Travis, editors, McGraw-Hill. Negotiating Ethical Challenges in Youth Research, Kitty te Riele, Rachel Brooks (editors). Routledge,2013. Out at Work : Building a Gay-Labor Alliance, Kitty Krupat, Patrick McCreery, editors. University of Minnesota Press, c2001. PoMoSexuals : Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality, edited by Carol Queen and Lawrence Schimel, Cleis Press, c1997. Trans Bodies, Trans Selves : A Resource for the Transgender Community, Laura Eriskson-Schroth, editor. Oxford University Press, 2014. Women on Women 3 : An Anthology of American Lesbian Short Fiction, edited by Joan Nestle and Naomi Holoch. Plume, 1996. They have also contributed articles to The Village Voice, The Advocate, and GLQ. Publications Peer-reviewed research Transgender experiences with violence and discrimination, Lombardi, E.L., Wilchins, R., Priesing, D. Malouf, D.(2002). Journal of Homosexuality. 1, March, 2002, 89-101 One percent on the burn chart: Gender, genitals, and hermaphrodites with attitude, David Valentine, Riki Wilchins (1997). Social Text. 52/53, 1997, 215-222 The Moderating Effects of Support for Violence Beliefs on Masculine Norms, Aggression, and Homophobic Behavior During Adolescence, Paul Poteat, Michael Kimmel, Riki Wilchins (2011). Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21, 434-447 Books Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion & the End of Gender, Firebrand Books, 1997 GenderQueer: Voices from Beyond the Sexual Binary, with Joan Nestle and Clair Howell Co-Editors, Alyson Books, 2002. Queer Theory/Gender Theory: an Instant Primer, Alyson Books, 2004. TRANS/gressive: How Transgender Activists Took on Gay Rights, Feminism,