In honor of #PrideMonth & #CaribbeanHeritageMonth, we want to raise awareness of the trans community in different Caribbean countries & throughout the diaspora! Read below on different stories & experiences to celebrate and show our support of the trans community.

With the deaths of many transwomen, want to uplift the voices of transwomen and center their experiences! Use this thread as a form to unlearn notions of gender. The Caribbean has been home to many transwomen who experience prejudice and violence. We #transwomenarewomen

Sherese is a woman who shared her experiences living in the Caribbean. Click on below link to read her story: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/tasheka-lavann/sherese-bramble-a-caribbe_b_8746006.html

"Now, out of the 45 cases of killings of transgender women in the DR... there have been 5 convictions. Documenting human rights violations... has the potential to empower the communities that are most vulnerable to HIV who have been driven underground." https://bit.ly/3erjvN6