by StandwithTrans7821 | Feb 11, 2021 | Announcements
Posted by Cameron Parkins Join our Board of Directors Stand with Trans is a 501(c)(3) founded in February 2015. Mission: Since 2015, Stand withTrans, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, has been dedicated to developing programs, educational events and support groups to serve the...
by StandwithTrans7821 | Feb 9, 2021 | Historical
Posted by Cameron Parkins LaBeija was born in the Bronx neighborhood of New York City. LaBeija identified as male but preferred “she/her” pronouns. She was famous for her role in the Harlem drag balls that began in the 1960s and were chronicled in the 1991...
by StandwithTrans7821 | Feb 8, 2021 | Book Review
Posted by Cameron Parkins Who are you? The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity by Brook Pessin-Whedbee with Illustrations by Naomi Bardoff, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017 This book is a guide for discussing gender with young children, though it is a thoughtful...
by StandwithTrans7821 | Feb 7, 2021 | Media
Posted by Cameron Parkins Stormé DeLarverie (1920-2014) DeLarverie was born in Louisiana to a black mother who was a servant to a white homeowner, her father. DeLarverie spent 1955 to 1969 as the MC of the Jewel Box Revue, a touring variety show featuring both...
by StandwithTrans7821 | Feb 6, 2021 | Black History Month
Posted by Cameron Parkins Washington is a latinx and black trans man who began recognizing in college that his gender identity was not aligned with his body. He was binding his chest with compression shirts designed for cisgender men which he found uncomfortable and...
