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“  Masen Davis, Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center, Talks Transgender Equality   Get Gay Voices Newsletters: SUBSCRIBE As Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center, Masen Davis brings over two decades of leadership and activism in the movement toward LGBT equality. Since beginning this role in 2007, Davis has expanded the Transgender Law Center’s annual operating budget from $385,000 to $1.4 million, thereby increasing the richness and expanding the impact of the organization’s multidisciplinary programs. Masen…

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TRANSGENDER AUTHOR TONI NEWMAN AT LITERARY SOUL SYMPOSIUM IN DALLAS TEXAS SEPTEMBER 16-18 Posted in: News

Transgender Author and Activist Toni Newman will be at the Literary Soul Symposium in Dallas Texas. She will be discussing her Memoir I Rise-The Transformation of Toni Newman and Heart of a Woman short film based off the memoir.DALLAS – Sept. 12, 2016 – PRLog — Transgender Author of I Rise-The Transformation of Toni Newman and Activist Toni Newman will be at the Literary Soul Symposium on September 16-18. The Literary Soul Symposium will be held on Saturday, September 17,…

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NATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE: THE MESSAGE IS YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO US AND … Posted in: News

After another year, we look back and we look forward in the transgender community. I remember 20 years ago when I was all alone, broken and on the streets with my other trans sisters, I felt such a sisterhood and bond. We basically had nothing but each other. There was no judgment just acceptance to who I was and my authentic self. I had been shunned by all but my trans sisters. Now in 2015,…

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TRANSGENDER AUTHOR TONI NEWMAN READING MEMOIR “I RISE” ON TUES, DEC 8TH Posted in: News

Radar Productions Presents Transgender Author Toni Newman Reading Memoir “I Rise” at The San Francisco Public Library on Tuesday, December 8 at 6pm Radar Productions Presents Transgender Author Toni Newman reading from her memoir “I Rise – The Transformation of Toni Newman” at the San Francisco Public Library (Latino/Hispanic Room – basement level) on Tuesday, December 8, at 6pm and Hosted by Juliana Delgado Lopera. 1 2  Toni NewmanSAN FRANCISCO – Nov. 13, 2015 – PRLog — Radar Productions presents Transgender Author…

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RISING VOICES, WAKE FOREST’S FIRST ‪LGBTQ‬ CONFERENCE Posted in: News

ising Voices, Wake Forest’s first ‪#‎LGBTQ‬ conference, showcases talents of graduates, connects students with alumni — and results in healing. Read what alumn…i voices, including Toni Newman (’85), Courtney Cuff (’94), Kelly Smith (’86), David Styers (’92), William B. Hawk (’93) and Tré Easton (’13) had to say at http://bit.ly/1iioHoc

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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 Posted in: News

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 the poverty level and face violence that is double that of any group within the LGBTQ community. How can the LGBTQ family help them rise above their…

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108 – TRANS VOICES Posted in: News

August 24, 2015 Listen here http://www.boomboxpodcast.com/episodes/2015/8/24/108-trans-voices It’s August 2015, and transgender people are finally winning recognition in pop culture and government. But at the same time, transphobic violence is reaching alarming levels, and trans voices continue to be shouted down. Are we making progress? This week, we hear reflections on gender identity, love, and power from people who identify as trans. The episode includes poetry from Darkmatter and interviews with author-activist Toni Newman and tech employee Brook…

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Press Archive Posted in: Press

“Heart of a Woman: The Transgender Female Journey The male-to-female transformation is one that begins very early for most transgender people, with a feeling in the heart and the soul. The common thread I have found among most male-to-female transgender people is that they felt different (“I am in the wrong gender”) from their very earliest memories. From my earliest memories, I remember my heart and soul beating to a different drummer and feeling that…

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