User:Slref/J. Ari Kane-DeMaios

Ari Kane Ariadne "Ari" Kane (Joseph DeMaios) has worked on behalf of the transgender community since the early 1970s, mainly through the Outreach Institute of Gender Studies, which he founded in 1975. The Institute's mission is to advance the understanding of gender identity and role development and to educate and foster education in all aspects related to the phenomenon of gender and human sexuality. The Institute's programs include Fantasia Fair, an annual event for crossdressers, transsexuals, and transgenderists in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Through social gatherings and seminars, the Fair provides a supportive environment for individuals exploring alternative gender identities and roles. Among the Institute's publications are the Journal of Gender Studies, Our Sorority/Directory, and information packets of reprinted articles and monographs for specific gender groups. In addition, Kane founded the social services agency Theseus Counseling and Consulting Service in 1985. Through Theseus, he provides clients with guided counseling, coaching and therapeutic services, as well as offering information and consultation on gender/sexuality programs to health care agencies.

In addition to his outreach and counseling work, Kane has written articles, conducted workshops and presentations, and has been a guest on radio and television programs. He has been a participant, speaker, and workshop facilitator at the annual meetings of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists; the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality; the International Foundation for Gender Education; and the Association for Humanistic Psychology. He has also lectured on sexuality and gender diversity at universities throughout the country.

Ari Kane was born in 1936. He graduated with a B.S. in biophysics from the City College of New York and received an Ed.D. in Human Sexual Science from the Institute of Advanced Study of Sexuality in San Francisco, California, in 1998.