I live in terror every day because my community, the transgender community, is being demonized and attacked by the government meant to protect us and the Christian community meant to love us.
With the right skills, a young woman can earn an income, support her family, and take control of her life.
Kimberly Springer is an Advocate, Activist, and Feminist from the vibrant shores of Trinidad and Tobago. Her advocacy extends across the Caribbean and onto global platforms.
Now and always, it is an honor and privilege to serve and be comprised of and lift up voices of women across the gender spectrum. Full stop.
HIV criminalization is an amalgamation of a lot of things. It is ignorance overlaid with fear and underpinned by the need to exert power over the same people who are being feared.
We live in a world where Black Trans women are hurt—and killed—by the very men who claim to love us. And when we dare to fight back, we're punished.
This framework is my way of calling out the systems of tokenization, manipulation, and performative inclusion—especially in spaces that claim to advocate for us.
Too often, I was told what I should say and how I should say it—by people working in HIV who do not have HIV.
To my fellow survivors, advocates, and community members: keep speaking out. Keep demanding better.
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