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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...

Posted by Cameron Parkins   Gladys Bentley (1907-1960) Bentley was a gender-bending performer during the Harlem Renaissance whose stage name was Bobbie Minton.While growing up, Bentley preferred wearing their brother’s suits rather than dresses and blouses....

Posted by Roz Keith    Erasing the stigma surrounding transgender identities Executive Director Roz Keith recently spoke with Dr. Joe Kort (Center for Relationship and Sexual Health) on the Smart Sex, Smart Love podcast: “Erasing the stigma surrounding...

Posted by Roz Keith    Roz Keith on Michelle Brown Podcast Check out Executive Director Roz Keith’s recent talk on Collections with Michelle Brown as she talks about the founding of Stand with Trans and the organization’s mission to be a resource for trans...

Posted by Roz Keith    Stand with Trans and Roz Keith on “Washtenaw United” Executive Director Roz Keith recently spoke with David Fair on “Washtenaw United” (89.1 WEMU) to discuss her family’s journey and the nonprofit organization it inspired, Stand with Trans....

Posted by Cameron Parkins   Stand with Trans featured in CRF USA Roz Gould Keith is a mom first, not a crusader. Her love for her son Hunter guides her vision for Stand with Trans, a national advocacy and support organization for transgender youth and their...

Posted by Cameron Parkins   Listen to Executive Director Roz Keith on the PR Weekly Podcast Listen to Executive Director of Stand with Trans, Roz Keith, on the PR Weekly Podcast. Topic’s discussed: Roz’s experience learning her child, who she believed to be...

Posted by Cameron Parkins  The HOPE Fund is supporting a project to help educate community members and families of transgender youth about the importance of inclusion and affirmation. Its intention is also to create communities that are in a better position to...

BY HEATHER DOCKRAY When 17-year-old transgender teen Leelah Alcorn died by suicide in 2014, it made national headlines — and hit some parents painfully and particularly hard. Roz Keith was one of those parents. Her teenage son had just come out to her as trans a year...

Posted by Cameron Parkins  As 2018 comes to an end, Michigan’s LGBTQ community can look back on a year filled with both hard hits to our rights along with major political wins toward greater equality. On a national scale, the rights of transgender individuals have...