Khris Goins EQUALITY

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Khris Goins , father, husband, entrepreneur, United States Army veteran, now advocate, in the midst of the 2020 pandemic, founded the Men-Of-Morphisus Foundation also known as, Black Transmen of Ohio, or BTMOhio. BTMOhio mission is to increase the visibility and equity of the black transmasculine individual through community building, mentorship, and providing access to resources in the state of Ohio. BTMOhio provides a bi-weekly support group for transmen of color, complimentary gender affirming after surgery kits, emergency HRT supplies and at-home hair clippers.

Khris has a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University and a Culinary Arts degree from Columbus Culinary Institute. There is no doubt that Khris is not afraid to jump into the deep end, as the first time he ever flew on a plane, he was the pilot! So, accepting this divergent challenge to help the BIPOC transmasculine community is what he was born to do, it is his passion. Khris has been recognized by The Columbus Dispatch, TransOhio, Spectrum News and EqualityOhio for his work and finding one of the state’s [Ohio] only organization dedicated to transmen and masculine-presenting nonbinary people of color.

Both born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Khris met his wife on one of the original social network, MySpace and they have been married for nine years. They have two beautiful sons, and they care for their niece. When not hanging out with his wife and kids or out in the community, Khris enjoys video games, reading, bowling and spending time with his three dogs, Shade, Royce, and Majesty Royale.