Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Hard Solid Thinking About The State Of The Black Trans Community
Posted by Monica Roberts at 12:00 PM
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One of the things I was contemplating during my downtime at Out on the Hill, while riding the Washington Metro and on the plane ride home is the state of the Black trans community.
During the Transgender Person of Color (TPOC) breakout session, one of the things that was foremost on our minds amongst the participants in it was the vast gulf between us and the white trans community on many issues.
One glaring issue of difference is one that was pointed out to us by our cis female allies. They noted that white transpeople are quicker to declare they are out and proud of being a transperson