Gray Area Thinking® with Ellie Krug

Gray Area Thinking® with Ellie Krug

Can we really build a just and inclusive world, especially in this time of such division? Join national speaker, transgender writer and “human inclusionist” Ellen “Ellie” Krug as she conducts her highly valued human inclusivity training, Gray Area Thinking® at Christ United Methodist Church as part of our Reconciling Sunday.

This workshop will provide an easy-to-understand toolset on how to be more welcoming of anyone who is “Other” in our society.


A Brief Bio for Ellie Krug: In 2009, when she was a civil trial attorney in Cedar Rapids with 100+ trials, Ellen (Ellie) Krug transitioned from male to female; she later became one of the few attorneys nationally to try jury cases in separate genders. The author of Getting to Ellen: A Memoir about Love, Honesty and Gender Change (2013), Ellie has trained on diversity and inclusion to court systems, law firms, Fortune 100 corporations, and colleges/universities on more than 1000 occasions.

Ellie is the recipient of a number of awards and recognition, including the 2023 Stonewall Award from the American Bar Association, a 2019 OutFront Minnesota Legacy Award, and Advocate Magazine naming Ellie as one of “25 Legal Advocates Fighting for Trans Rights.”

She is also a columnist for Minnesota Women’s Press and a weekly radio host on AM950 radio, where her show, “The Illegal Trans Woman,” advocates for transgender people and explores ways of helping others view trans folks more favorably. Her monthly e-newsletter, The Ripple, reaches 9000+ readers and can be found at www.elliekrug.com .

Also check out other Workshops in Rochester, Arts events in Rochester, Literary Art events in Rochester.