5 Elders Share Wisdom on Trans Longevity

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5 Elders Share Wisdom on Trans Longevity

http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2015/11/20/5-elders-share-wisdom-trans-longevity

The Advocate/By Cleis Abeni November 20 2015 4:51 PM EST

"Groups across the country are transforming the usual vigils for Transgender Day of Remembrance into a series of National Trans Marches of Resilience. The Advocate spoke with five New York City-based black and Latina transgender elders about their own understandings of trans resilience (exact ages of the elders are witheld to protect their privacy). All combined, these activists hold a century's worth of experience in providing direct services to the population hardest hit by violence: low-to-no-income trans people of color. "