So they say: "I AM: Transgender People Speak"

[Shana A]

So they say: "I AM: Transgender People Speak"
Wednesday Jun 29, 2011

http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=arts&sc=so_they_say&sc2=news&sc3=&id=121639

This week's "So They Say" section is devoted to the transgender people and allies who took part in the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition's (MTPC) "I AM: Transgender People Speak" project, an ongoing public education effort that allows transgender people to speak from the heart.

The "I AM" project involves transgender volunteers sitting down in front of a video camera and describing their experiences as transgender individuals. The anecdotes range from heartbreaking discrimination to inspiring support. The following quotations are borrowed from those messages, recorded and edited by Jesse Begenyi.