Morty Diamond is a transgender and queer filmmaker, therapist, author, and speaker. He has been called a 'trans elder' since he medically transitioned over 25 years ago. Morty utilizes personal experience along with data and research to get to the heart of what full inclusivity means for transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex and queer people. He has published two books about trans relationships, and has directed and produced two feature-length films on the trans experience, one of which was an official selection at the Toronto LGBT Film Festival, the London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival, the Mexico LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, and the New York Queer Experimental Film Festival. 

 Morty is currently a lecturer in the School of Social Work at San Francisco State and a therapist in private practice. As a therapist, Morty has been serving LGBTQI+ and other marginalized communities for over 13 years. Morty comes with deep social justice and anti-oppression values. His training includes somatics, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectic behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing and narrative therapy. Morty cares very deeply about health equity and has a long history working within HIV/AIDS care. As a direct service provider, Morty enjoys working with clients who are encountering issues with relationships, divorce,  trauma, substance use issues, anxiety, depression, and medical challenges. 

 Morty grew up in the San Fernando Valley of California to a Sephardic Jewish mother and a Ashkenazi father. His matrilineal grandparents were first generation Americans, originally from Calcutta, India.