Historic Trans Women of Color Briefing Held at the White House  “On Tuesday, I attended a

Historic Trans Women of Color Briefing Held at the White House  “On Tuesday, I attended a historic, first-ever briefing on issues facing trans women of color at the White House. Convened by the National LGBTQ Task Force, the briefing was held on the International Transgender Day of Visibility – March 31 – and during Women’s History Month. Panelists who took part in the briefing were comprised of Black, Asian American, American Indian and Latina trans people from from all over the country, with varied immigration statuses. The panelists were:•Tracee McDaniel; Juxtaposed Center for Transformation, Inc.•Ruby Corado; Casa Ruby•Mattee Jim; First Nations Community HealthSource•Bamby Salcedo; Trans-Latin@ Coalition•Dr. Ayana Elliott, FNP; The Elliott Group, LLC•Raffi Freedman-Gurspan; National Center for Transgender Equality•LaLa Zannell; New York City Anti-Violence Project•Kylar Broadus; National LGBTQ Task Force•Cecilia Chung; Transgender Law CenterAs a Latina trans woman, the briefing felt like a breath of fresh air; a rare moment where I could witness my community united together, speaking our truths and knowing that we were being heard. This year began in tragedy for my sisters; in just January and February seven trans women of color were murdered in the US, in addition to the killing this week of Mya Shawatza Hall. As someone who has worked to bring national visibility to this violence against trans women of color through the National LGBTQ Task Force’s #StopTransMurders campaign, I carry around with me every day the huge emotional weight of each of these murders, and it’s easy to lose hope. However, the inspiring transgender leaders present at the briefing – including audience members from groups such as the Trans Women of Color Collective – demonstrated that not only are we surviving, we are thriving.”Read the full piece here -- source link

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