#cecemcdonald

#Repost @micahbazant (@get_repost) ・・・ #CeCeMcDonald, a Black trans leader who has inspired + educated SO MANY of us, is currently homeless, unemployed, and uninsured. Two days ago on #TDOR, many of us pledged to support living Black trans women & femmes ALL YEAR. . . . Please join me in putting our $$$ where our values are. Go to bit.ly/HelpCeCeLive [link in bio]. . . . No amount is too small or too large. If everyone who liked my portrait of CeCe on TDOR gave $5 we’d double her fundraising goal. . . . She’s also looking for leads for work + housing (Minneapolis). Support Black trans women to LIVE + LEAD. . . . #transjustice #BlackTransLivesMatter #transgender #trans #community #transisbeautiful

@Regranned from @mattmcgorry - Repost from @micahbazant “This was the piece that kicked off many things. It was my FIRST piece of public, non-commissioned art. Art that just came out of my longing for trans people to be able LIVE, and my respect for #CeCeMcDonald - a Black trans woman who continues to speak out + teach all of us. . . I stressed over this piece for a year. #MariameKaba finally encouraged me that it was needed and to get it done. On this night before #TDOR, 5 years ago, I was up all night finishing it, and shared it on #TDOR 2013. 5000+ tumblr notes ltr I realized this longing was bigger than me. . . The words are from labor organizer Mother Jones, but I love how, after this piece, they became a call for trans lives. Im sharing this not to boost myself, but b/c I think its valuable to share our creative processes & impact. This is how culture shift happens. . . You can buy this piece on my site [micahbazant.com] and all the $$ goes direct to #CeCeMcDonald to support her survival. Because when most trans people of color are criminalized, they don't just have to survive the initial attack, they have to survive abuse in prison & then chronic unemployment b/c of a criminal record. . . This #TDOR lets all recommit to fighting like hell for Black Trans Lives. . . #BlackTransLivesMatter “ - #regrann

#Repost @micahbazant (@get_repost) ・・・ This was the piece that kicked off many things. It was my FIRST piece of public, non-commissioned art. Art that just came out of my longing for trans people to be able LIVE, and my respect for #CeCeMcDonald - a Black trans woman who continues to speak out + teach all of us. . . I stressed over this piece for a year. #MariameKaba finally encouraged me that it was needed and to get it done. On this night before #TDOR, 5 years ago, I was up all night finishing it, and shared it on #TDOR 2013. 5000+ tumblr notes ltr I realized this longing was bigger than me. . . The words are from labor organizer Mother Jones, but I love how, after this piece, they became a call for trans lives. Im sharing this not to boost myself, but b/c I think its valuable to share our creative processes & impact. This is how culture shift happens. . . You can buy this piece on my site [micahbazant.com] and all the $$ goes direct to #CeCeMcDonald to support her survival. Because when most trans people of color are criminalized, they don't just have to survive the initial attack, they have to survive abuse in prison & then chronic unemployment b/c of a criminal record. . . This #TDOR lets all recommit to fighting like hell for Black Trans Lives. . . #BlackTransLivesMatter

#Repost @micahbazant (@get_repost) ・・・ This was the piece that kicked off many things. It was my FIRST piece of public, non-commissioned art. Art that just came out of my longing for trans people to be able LIVE, and my respect for #CeCeMcDonald - a Black trans woman who continues to speak out + teach all of us. . . I stressed over this piece for a year. #MariameKaba finally encouraged me that it was needed and to get it done. On this night before #TDOR, 5 years ago, I was up all night finishing it, and shared it on #TDOR 2013. 5000+ tumblr notes ltr I realized this longing was bigger than me. . . The words are from labor organizer Mother Jones, but I love how, after this piece, they became a call for trans lives. Im sharing this not to boost myself, but b/c I think its valuable to share our creative processes & impact. This is how culture shift happens. . . You can buy this piece on my site [micahbazant.com] and all the $$ goes direct to #CeCeMcDonald to support her survival. Because when most trans people of color are criminalized, they don't just have to survive the initial attack, they have to survive abuse in prison & then chronic unemployment b/c of a criminal record. . . This #TDOR lets all recommit to fighting like hell for Black Trans Lives. . . #BlackTransLivesMatter

Anerikkka, where thieving murderous cis White men like #MichaelAlig are given a second chance, but Black trans folks like #KyPeterson, #JermondDavis and #CeceMcDonald are criminalized for defending themselves against their attackers. Shame on us. #justiceforky

#CeCeMcDonald speaking TRUTH at #TransLiberation Tuesday! #BlackLivesMatter #TransLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter #BashBack (at Barclays Center)