by Cameron Parkins | Feb 13, 2021 | Black History Month
Smith is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan and is known for his ground-breaking TV performances and his advocacy for transgender representation in the media. Smith was perceived as male often throughout his childhood. He was a gifted athlete growing up and set records...
by Cameron Parkins | Feb 12, 2021 | Black History Month
Mahogany is a San Francisco-based transgender activist, drag performer and musician. She began performing drag while she was a student at the University of Southern California then co-founded the annual drag competition: Berkeley’s Next Top Drag Performer in 2008...
by Cameron Parkins | Feb 7, 2021 | Black History Month
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 black and white entertainers who dressed in drag. The Jewel Box...
by Cameron Parkins | Feb 6, 2021 | Black History Month
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 inadequate. In 2015,...
by Cameron Parkins | Feb 5, 2021 | Black History Month
Johnson was an outspoken advocate for trans people of color. She was born in New Jersey and cross-dressed throughout her youth which was frowned upon by her religious family. She moved to Greenwich Village, New York City after high school and was one of the central...
by Cameron Parkins | Feb 3, 2021 | Black History Month
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. Bentley stated in an Ebony magazine interview: “It seems I...
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