Historic Trans Women of Color Briefing Held at the White House

Originally posted on National LGBTQ Task Force Blog:
This post by Kayley Whalen originally appeared in the Huffington Post Blog on 4/3/2015 On Tuesday, I attended a historic, first-ever briefing on issues facing trans women of color at the White House. Convened by the National LGBTQ Task Force, the briefing was held on the International Transgender…

My School Experience, Part II: The Prom

In a previous post, I described some of the more insidious form of harassment I dealt with at a regular basis. Lets just say that there are no fond memories there. It certainly wasn’t everything that happened though. By Sophomore Year, I was tired. I was tired of the harassment. I wanted to feel, to … Continue reading →

My School Experience

This weekend I was back at the Humanist Hub, and apparently, the shadows of my past decided to arrive there too. I wouldn’t call them deep, dark secrets of mine, but more like the reminder of things I would otherwise to prefer to forget, to move on from, which I have been particularly successful at … Continue reading →