Continue reading “OC2: Rev Carla Robinson”
My mama told me “You were my child. God gave me to you and I have no intention of letting you go.”Then she lived it.
Rev. Carla Robinson in
“Living at the Intersection”
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We experience transfiguration in transition
By illuminating who we really are…
We emerge like Christ from the tomb …
Br Merrick Moses in
“Transfiguration”
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Continue reading “OC2: Rev Louis Mitchell”
I claim this Holy Hybrid space, in the creases and folds between, as holy space… To be a Holy Hybrid is to claim my own both/and without shame or reservation.The Rev. Louis Mitchell in
“Holy Hybrids”
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Continue reading “OC2: Ms Dee Dee Watters”
I used to seek affirmation from human eyes. … Now, I have a clear understanding that God affirmed me from day one. Before I was even developed in the womb, God set me apart for a purpose!Dee Dee Watters in
“Affirmation”
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Continue reading “OC2: Rev Debra Hopkins”My story is only one among many told by brave and courageous individuals who have made a commitment to fighting against injustice.
Debra Hopkins in
“Songs of Struggle, Songs of Resilience”
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Continue reading “OC2: The Rev Mykal Shannon”[N]ot long ago, God gave me a revelation that empowered me finally to stand, knowing that I am beautifully and wonderfully made just as I am…
Mykal Shannon in
“A Revelation”
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Continue reading “OC2: Ms Diamond Stylz”
The people in the community who everyone said were going to lead me to hell were actually the only ones who gave me a lifeline to survive. I needed more than a fable or a metaphor.Diamond Stylz in
“Womanist”
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Foreword by the Rev Victoria Kolakowski (retired)
Preface by Mx Chris Paige
Introduction by Mx Chris Paige
There is so much talk about Black transgender women and death that I compiled an appendix in In Remembrance of Me, Bearing Witness to Transgender Tragedy on how we can be better allies to them. For all the talk about the statistics, allies (other trans folk included) are often almost entirely irrelevant to transgender women of color too much of the time.
Dee Dee Watters is a key leader in Texas and in Black Trans Women, Inc. In that appendix, I quoted from two interviews Dee Dee has done with Transfaith.
Continue reading “Dee Dee Watters on Supporting Black Transgender Women”
There is so much talk about Black transgender women and death that I compiled an appendix in In Remembrance of Me, Bearing Witness to Transgender Tragedy on how we can be better allies to them. For all the talk about the statistics, allies (other trans folk included) are often almost entirely irrelevant to transgender women of color too much of the time.
When we created the Toolkit for TDOR Organizers in 2013, Angelica Ross wrote the third article in that core of the toolkit and it focused on “Taking Transgender Women of Color Seriously.” Angelica has gone on to become a well-known celebrity through her appearances on PoseFX and American Horror Story: 1984, but before all that blew up, she was already an entrepreneurial activist through Trans Tech Social Enterprises, which she founded.
Continue reading “Angelica Ross on Supporting Black Transgender Women”
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