TS Candii is an activist in the
movement for social justice for
Black and Brown transgender
individuals in New York City.
As a former sex worker, TS Candii
uses her first-hand experience with
racial and transgender profiling, as
well as employment and housing
discrimination, to expose the roots of
transphobia and white supremacy.
Last year, TS Candii founded Black Trans
TS Candii
Black Trans Nation LLC
Nation and Black Trans Nation NY, which
are organizations that seek to uplift Black
and Brown trans people and gender
non-conforming people by advocating
for policy changes and working to elect
trans people to public office.
TS Candii was instrumental in generating
support among state lawmakers for the
successful movement to repeal a state
law known as a ban on “walking while
trans,” and she has been a leader in the
broader movement to decriminalize sex
work. She also leads panel discussions on
sex work, safety, and other issues.
TS Candii has been active in the
community at critical junctures in LGBTQ
activism in recent years, including when
she delivered a fiery speech at the
Stonewall Inn in June of last year just
hours after the Supreme Court issued a
ruling in the landmark Bostock v. Clayton
County case.
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