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The Myth of “(In)Visibility” « Taking Up Too Much Space — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:45:21 +0000

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By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:16:02 +0000

more LA community activists:

Kellii Trombacco in Los Angeles (Charles Drew University)

Kimberly Scott – Minority AIDS Project

Kim Hall, Tarzana Treatment Center

Vivianna Hernandez, Bienestar

Erika de la Cruz, Bienestar

Maria Roman, community activist

Elizabeth Mediano, Asian-Pacific AIDS Intervention Team

Liz Mendia, Whittier Rio-Hondo AIDS Project

Jordan “Asia” Blaza, CA AIDS Clearinghouse

Brenda Gonzalez, Bienestar

Tracie O’Brien from San Diego, community activist

By: lorin lette

lorin lette — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:09:00 +0000

As a Trans’ sister of black and brown heritage I’m re-engaging in “our” community.

While I’ve been gone “someone” has been hard at
work laying a foundation for a new Los Angeles
based “caring” community. I’m old enough and have been gone long enough to have a perspective on our emerging community.

Our beauty was once measured by how well we “passed” or by; physical attributes, behavior or how much we earned. How we saw ourselves was determined too often by men who
never valued or cared for us.

I’m in awe of our crusaders who have rebuffed the role of mimicry and replaced imagery with inner conviction and caring action.

Through the efforts of the women mentioned by Lauren and the agencies which they represent dark alley ways and self medication have been
replace with alternative which seek to help us find 40 hour a week employment and medical care under the guidance of medical professionals.

Further trans youth who often feel as they are of no valule and are cast aside have resources available to them which seek to reinforce their esteem as they struggle with gender identity.

These things did not just happen they are the result of caring trans women of color and their colleagues who are nuturing in era of change.

Nuturing is the essence of strength as it reaches out to others….in a sense these
“Trans Women of Color” are the mother of new
opportnity.

We all should thank them for the change which they are making!

Lorin

Like Lauren

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:42:42 +0000

Seems like most community leaders here in LA are trans women of color. A lot of this work doesn’t happen on the web, so these names are probably unfamiliar outside of California, but off the top of my head:

Alexis Rivera – Case Manager, Children’s Hospital LA

H.M. Queen Victoria Ortega – founder, League of Trans-Unified Sisters

Bamby Salcedo – Transgender Harm Reduction Project

Vivianna Hernandez – Bienestar

Sabel Simone – spokeswoman for HIV Stops With Me

Valerie Spencer – community activist

Carolina Charm – community activist

Drian Juarez – community activist

Karina Samala – Imperial Court of Los Angeles

Ashley Love – founder, Media Advocates Giving National Equality to Trans people (MAGNET)

By: Apologies and Post Requests! « Taking Up Too Much Space

Apologies and Post Requests! « Taking Up Too Much Space — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:41:50 +0000

[...] Love 3)Woman-only space as a resource 4)Trans Women’s Childhoods 5)Continue series started at Trans Woman of Color Erasure & Objectification–i)post about valuing trans women of color’s lives and the activism done in support of [...]