Kortney Ryan Ziegler, Transgender Filmmaker, Talks Movies, Race And Advocacy
The Huffington Post | By Glennisha Morgan
Posted: 02/27/2013 9:47 am EST
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/kortney-ryan-ziegler-interview_n_2680260.htmlTo call Kortney Ryan Ziegler a Renaissance man would almost be an understatement. He's an artist, filmmaker, writer, entrepreneur and human rights advocate, not to mention a prominent voice within the black transgender and academic community. With a doctorate in African-American studies, he often writes and speaks about queer people of color, media visibility, black sexuality, transgender activism, black male feminism and more.
In 2008, he released his noted film, "Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen." Last year, he was nominated for a Transguys Community Award, and this year he's been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding blog. Ziegler is also the founder of Who We Know, a paid fellowship focused on creating products and developing initiatives that economically empower the transgender community of color, and co-owner of Halmoni Vintage, a boutique in the Lake Merritt neighborhood of Oakland, Calif. He took some time out to chat with HuffPost Gay Voices about filmmaking, transgender advocacy and more.
