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Title: A Black Transgender's Perspective From the 2008 Democratic Convention
Post by: Natasha on September 29, 2008, 04:49:28 PM
Post by: Natasha on 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 (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.
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2008/09/black-transgenders-perspective-from.html (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.