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A Black Transgender's Perspective From the 2008 Democratic Convention

Started by Natasha, September 29, 2008, 04:49:28 PM

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September 29, 2008, 04:49:28 PM
A Black Transgender's Perspective From the 2008 Democratic Convention

http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2008/09/black-transgenders-perspective-from.html
9/29/2008

Recently, I had the honor and privilege of serving as a Delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention from my home state of Tennessee. There is nothing unusual about that until you consider the fact that I not only was the first openly transgender delegate ever elected from Tennessee, but I was also the first African American transgender delegate from any state, ever.

This convention was not my first. I was a campaign staffer at the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York, but it was my first convention as a delegate. The experience was quite different since, this year I was part of the focus of the activities.
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