Ceyenne Doroshow

Ceyenne Doroshow (Park Slope, NY) is an author, activist, and the founder and executive director of G.L.I.T.S., an organization dedicated to creating sustainable housing and healthcare for Black transgender people.[1][2][3] In June 2020, Doroshow co-organized the historic Liberation March, a Black Trans Lives Matter silent march in Brooklyn, NY, along with activist Raquel Willis, artist and activist West Dakota, the family of Iyanna Dior, and several black and transgender community organizations including the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, The Okra Project, and Black Trans Femmes in the Arts.[4]

G.L.I.T.S. (Gays and Lesbians living in a Transgender Society)

G.L.I.T.S. (Gays and Lesbians living in a Transgender Society), was founded in 2015 by Doroshow. G.L.I.T.S.'s mission is to provide long-term housing as healthcare for Black trans individuals in need .[2] In an interview with activist Kimberly Drew via MoMA P.S. 1's Instagram page, Doroshow explained, "Creating housing is about saving people's lives. It's about getting them [Black transgender people] to the next step where they can be in their own kitchen ... and say, ‘I am home.'"[2] According to their website, the foundation has facilitated services to educate mainstream healthcare and social service providers in both trans and sex worker rights as well as provide housing for post-incarcerated trans people and people who seek asylum for their sexuality or gender determination.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Walker, Ceyenne Doroshow, as told to Harron. "The Black Trans Lives Matter March Was This Year's Pride". Teen Vogue. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. "Ceyenne Doroshow Explains the Importance of Helping Black Trans People Thrive". The Slot. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. "NYPL Community Oral History Project | NYC Trans Oral History Project | Ceyenne Doroshow". oralhistory.nypl.org. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. "Rally for Black trans lives draws enormous crowd in Brooklyn". NBC News. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  5. "About". G.L.I.T.S. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  6. Zimmerman, Amy (April 4, 2018). "Sex Workers Fear for Their Future: How SESTA Is Putting Many Prostitutes in Peril". The Daily Beast. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  7. "Charlotte Shane at the Sex Workers' Festival of Resistance at MoMA PS1". www.artforum.com. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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