Former St. James ED tapped to lead LYRIC Posted in: News, Press

by John Ferrannini Assistant EditorMonday Oct 19, 2020 Toni Newman, the former leader of St. James Infirmary, has been selected as the new interim executive director of the Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center in the Castro, according to an October 19 news release. “After an extensive interview process with the board of directors, LYRIC staff, and LYRIC youth, it became clear that Toni is the leader for LYRIC at this moment,” LYRIC board co-chairs Adam Leonard…

LYRIC Names Toni Newman Interim Executive Director Posted in: Press

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LYRIC Names Toni Newman Interim Executive Director 19 October 2020 – San Francisco, CA: Heading into a momentous election with direct impact on the lives and livelihoods of LGBTQI+ youth, San Francisco’s esteemed nonprofit LYRIC (www.lyric.org) has named Toni Newman as Interim Executive Director while Jodi L. Schwartz continues as President to oversee the ongoing capital campaign to expand LYRIC’s…

Every True Pleasure: LGBTQ Tales of North Carolina Paperback featuring NC writers Posted in: Press

Some of North Carolina’s finest fiction and nonfiction writers come together in Every True Pleasure, including David Sedaris, Kelly Link, Allan Gurganus, Randall Kenan, and more. Within the volume—featuring writers who identify as gay, trans, bisexual, and straight—are stories and essays that view the full spectrum of contemporary life though an LGBTQ lens. These writers, all native or connected to North Carolina, show the multifaceted challenges and joys of LGBTQ life, including young love and…

Toni Newman on Providing Judgment-Free Clinic Services for the Trans Community Posted in: Press

As the executive director of St. James Infirmary, Toni Newman works to provide judgment-free services for sex workers who are LGBTQ, people of color, homeless and those living within the intersection of those communities. Post submitted by former Editorial Producer, Print and Digital Media Rokia Hassanein As the executive director of St. James Infirmary, Toni Newman works to provide judgment-free services for sex workers who are LGBTQ, people of color, homeless and those living within…

St. James Infirmary ED resigns to return to LA Posted in: Press

Toni Newman has resigned as the executive director of St. James Infirmary, effective February 25, to move back to Los Angeles. “I have been commuting from SF to LA for five years and I decided I wanted to go home to Los Angeles,” Newman wrote in an emailed statement to the Bay Area Reporter February 25. “I want to thank those who supported St. James Infirmary during my tenure and for all the support I…

Meet Toni Newman: Best-Selling Author and Transgender Rights Advocate Posted in: Press

Toni Newman, featured in the August 13, 2020, issue of the San Francisco Bay Times, is the author of the best-selling memoir I Rise-The Transformation of Toni Newman, which was nominated for multiple Lambda Literary Awards. The book became the basis for the beautiful and influential short film Heart of a Woman.

Coming Out Stories: Heart of a Woman Posted in: Press

I graduated from Wake Forest University in the 1980s and there I met the university’s first Reynolds Professor of American Studies, Dr. Maya Angelou. I read all of her works, and especially her poem “I Rise.” The poem moved me very much. It would be a decade later that I would understand my destiny. I was living in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the 1990s and working in the North Carolina Community College System as an…

Join Janet Mock, Me and Other Trans Women Writers Posted in: Press

Janet Mock, trans activist and author of the New York Times bestselling book Redefining Realness has gathered up a great group of trans women writers to celebrate Women’s History Month, talk about our craft, and interact with all of you this Wednesday, March 26! In on this conversation will be Toni Newman, Ryka Aoki, Janet Mock and me! It’s such a great honor for me to be included along with these great trans women authors.…

TRANSGENDER AUTHOR TONI NEWMAN WILL BE SPEAKING AT WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY RISING VOICES OCT 23-24 Posted in: News

Transgender Author Toni Newman of memoir I Rise will be speaking at the Wake Forest University LGBTQIA conference on Friday, October 23, 4 pm at Farrell Hall. I Rise: African American Transgender LivesToni Newman (’85), Dr. Angela Mazaris (Director of the LGBTQ Center)(Farrell A48)Author Toni Newman ( I Rise —The Transformation) will lead this session on the transgender community, focusing particularly on African-American transgender women within the LGBTQ family. Most African-American/Latina transgender females live below…

John O’Connor on the Future of Full LGBT Equality (AUDIO) Posted in: Press

John O’Connor, Executive Director of Equality California (EQCA), the largest statewide LGBT advocacy organization fighting for full equality for LGBT persons in California, appeared on my radio show to discuss LGBT equality after the victory for same-sex marriage in California, as well as important issues for LGBT equality in 2013 and the future. John has been Executive Director of Equality California since January 2013. Before coming to EQCA, his experience included serving as Executive Director…

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