BTWI wishes to remember Gloria Allen, also known as Mama Gloria. Gloria Allen was a transgender activist who died of respiratory failure at age 76 on June 13, 2022. Many know her from the documentary Mama Gloria (2020) which chronicled her life. Ms. Allen ran a charm school for at-risk ..Continue Reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2022 DALLAS, TX – Black Transwomen, Inc, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advocacy for African American trans women in minority communities released the following statement: BTWI expresses our condolences for the tragic killing of one of our Black trans sisters, a 28-year old woman ..Continue Reading
MAY 10, 2022 DALLAS, TX – Black Transwomen, Inc, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advocacy for African American trans women in minority communities released the following statement: BTWI expresses our condolences for the tragic killing of one of our Black trans sisters, a 17-year-old girl and high school student ..Continue Reading
On February 22, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) directing the agency to investigate gender-affirming care for transgender children as cases of child abuse [1]. Abbott’s directive cites Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s opinion that certain varieties of gender-affirming ..Continue Reading