December 27, 2020
The Brighter Side of 2020: Community and Content
Community has been defined as the feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. Community is essential for affirmations and…
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November 26, 2020
Black Trans Empowerment Week 2020 and ‘Trans Awareness’: a retrospective
For me, Black Trans Empowerment Week is a moment for us. This year’s fitting theme, “When We Rise”, is suiting because we as a community are rising and declaring that our lives…
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October 24, 2020
From me to you: a letter to my younger self
Is it all worth it? I can honestly say that the bad and the sadness will always give way to something better, and brighter.
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August 3, 2020
Breakthrough… New You.
As a black womxn, of trans experience, we are conditioned to believe that no one is going to fight for us, care for us, or love us. We are told and taught that we have to take on…
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July 12, 2020
Love…? Love…! Love… (“Dating while trans”: the follow-up)
As a black womxn of trans experience, I continue to proclaim that I am not a secret, a plaything, or a fetishized object. I deserve to be loved as a whole, not just for the level…
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July 2, 2020
I’m sick of this shit… all of it.
2020 brought the world to a crashing halt, and seemed to reveal 3 dangers that, as a black trans woman, I have to fight: Covid-19, state sanctioned violence, and black men.
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April 14, 2020
Things Fall Apart: Coping with Sexual Assault
How does one deal and cope with sexual assault? … For many, it is near impossible to cope with the trauma.
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