Monday, July 18, 2011
African-American Trans Woman Dissed By DJ At Nashville Event
Posted by Monica Roberts at 12:00 AM
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2011/07/african-american-trans-woman-dissed-by.htmlForresta Bee formed a protest last week at radio station 101.1 The Beat Jamz after disc jockey Dolewite made transphobic remarks during an LP Field event earlier this month.When Forresta Bee attended the 101.1 The Beat Jamz All White Party at Nashville's LP Field on June 4, little did she suspect that transphobia was going to be included with the price of her ticket.
According to Ms. Bee and a story in the Out & About blog, after the fashion show, DJ Dolewite of the Dolewite & Scooby show invited people to dance on the stage that was set up for the show.
When Forresta joined in on the fun, she was greeted with the comment from DJ Dolewite, "If you don't get your Amazon, Shaquille O' Neal-looking a-- off the stage, you better now." and alleges she was immediately confronted by a heavyset guy tugging at her arm and telling her to get off the stage.
