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Transgender Latinas faced a 'legion of stigmas'

Started by stephaniec, June 26, 2016, 01:09:05 AM

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June 26, 2016, 01:09:05 AM
Transgender Latinas faced a 'legion of stigmas'

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Transgendered-Latinas-faced-a-legion-of-stigmas-8325134.php

Houston Chronicle/By Olivia P. TalletJune 25, 2016 Updated: June 25, 2016 7:11pm

"he crossed the Rio Grande as an undocumented, transgender woman, fleeing after a serial sexual assault left her in shame and fearing for her life.

Now, 15 years later, Andrea Molina is director of the Organización Latina de Trans de Texas (Latin Organization of Texas Trans), which she founded after being expelled from the bathroom of a Latino organization in Houston. She and her co-founders, all trans women, decided that if they didn't take control of their destiny, no one was going to do it for them, she said."
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