For decades, Black transgender people have been counted without being considered. Researchers publish “groundbreaking” reports. Lawmakers cite statistics in hearings. National LGBTQ+ organizations release sweeping surveys they call the “largest ever.” And yet, the lived realities of Black and brown trans people remain footnotes. Or worse, erased entirely.
For decades, Black transgender people have been counted without being considered. Researchers publish “groundbreaking” reports. Lawmakers cite statistics in hearings. National LGBTQ+ organizations release sweeping surveys they call the “largest ever.” And yet, the lived realities of Black and brown trans people remain footnotes. Or worse, erased entirely.
