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What A Year
This year has been fiscally challenging for me due to sooooo many exploitive community practices, low paying job opportunities and the recession hitting hard. After a week of no’s and closing doors, I was feeling pretty defeated all week. I … Continue reading
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We Won a GLAAD Award
So our project won a GLAAD award for Outstanding Journalism Long-Form. We had an amazing time talking with Juju Chang and sharing my activist history and current work with Marsha’s Plate Podcast and BTAC To see all the other young … Continue reading
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Deeper Than The Natural
Cisgender and transgender women can find sisterhood in each other by recognizing their shared experiences and embracing their similarities. Continue reading
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Tagged allyship, aretha franklin, beauty standards, black feminism, cisgender, dismantling, gender identity, identity, intersectionality, misogynoir, natural woman, patriarchy, Politics, queer, sisterhood, trans, trans community, transgender, womanhood, women
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Trans Elitism
Checking Our Own Internalized Transphobia Trans Elitism refers to the belief that some individuals or groups are inherently superior to others and deserve more privilege or power. This attitude can manifest in common forms, such as cultural elitism, intellectual elitism, … Continue reading
ABC’s Soul of a Nation: Pride To Be Seen
Check me out on Hulu…. Soul of a Nation: Pride To Be Seen talking about my 1999 victory against the Indianapolis Public School system & my show Marsha’s Plate Podcast … I’ll be with so many other amazing folks for their #Pride event. Check us … Continue reading
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We Are Worthy
We are worthy. Transgender people are worthy of celebration, love and belonging, joy and euphoria, safety, food security, affirming and affordable medical care, housing and investment in our futures. Globally, the political attacks on our personhood have contributed to developing … Continue reading
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My New Arts Initiative
Im raising fund for my new Arts Facility. Check out the video below https://www.gofundme.com/f/social-justice-art-initiative-by-diamond-stylz As a creative, I always find it hard to find space where I can create, collaborate, feel safe and supported while doing my art. Just like … Continue reading
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Star-Farmer’s Grace Initiative
What is the Star-Farmer’s Grace Initiative? Star-Farmer’s Grace Initiative is a Black Trans Women Inc led initiative to support our Texas Trans community by ending the pipeline to pre-trial detention and ultimately mass incarceration. The inspiration to start this initiative … Continue reading
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Cis Black Women Do Owe Us One Thing
In regards to the Grapevine mess:As a Black Trans woman, the demographic of people that have the most shared oppression with me is Cis Black Women. There is a particularly pointed pressure to defend and be in alliance with them. … Continue reading
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The Black Trans Women of San Francisco Are Beacons of Resilience.
So as the executive director of Black Trans Women Inc. I want to build community connections with other Black trans women doing powerful work around the country. This allows me to build friendships but also see what is working in … Continue reading
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