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Sistas of the T

Started by Shana A, October 26, 2012, 09:26:02 AM

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Shana A

October 26, 2012, 09:26:02 AM
Sistas of the T
By  Rose D'Longcroi

http://www.baltimoregaylife.com/features/item/725-sistas-of-the-t

Monica Yorkman comes across as your average Baltimore grandmother: stylish flats, jeans and sweater set, and a too-young-to-be-a-grandmother sway. When our 90 minute conversation drew to a close, the discussion turns fondly to her "grand-babies" and preparations for their pending sleepover.

That is the nature of Yorkman: to be the warm encourager, firm, guiding hand, and occasional kick-in-the-pants one requires to move forward on this journey called life. Yet Yorkman's gracious calm took a turbulent childhood before she would be comfortable in the body she was born in. It is this hard-earned comfort she is offering to others in her weekly meetings, "Sistas of the T."

Within the safe space of the Baltimore Community Resource Center, Yorkman invites other T sistas to discuss discrimination, housing, substance use, mental health, life after surgery, re-emerging in a new social role, and the life skills that extend beyond the ladies-of-the-night profession that many in the trans community consider their only option.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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