Ka’Milla La’starise Harris is a Transgender woman who is an activist and organizer. She has worked extensively with LGBT communities in Atlanta, Georgia and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Harris has also served on numerous national boards. In addition to being an HIV/STI certified educator, she has recently launched MarthaK LLC, which is specialized in Trans Intervention Consulting. She is also in the early stage of launching her web platform: www tranzproud.com, which will ultimately serve as one-stop platform to address myriad needs in the Transgender community.
By Ka’Milla La’starise Harris
I’ve recently was retriggered sadly by someone saying
“It’s because I’m Trans”
It’ makes me remember I was raped
“because I was Trans”
I was attacked
“because I was Trans”
I had a gun pulled on me
“because I was Trans”
Makes me wonder will I ever be Woman Enough
“because I Am Trans”
I believe sex turns me off because all I can think about is
“because I Am Trans”
I’m not only Trans
I’m actually a Human Being
I’m actually a Person
I’m actually a Woman
I’m actually a Black Woman N’
That’s not “because I Am Trans”
I’m not every Trans Woman
I’m a Beautiful Black Woman of Trans Experience.
N’ That’s Because I’m A Woman
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This post was previously published on historianspeaks.org.
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