TS Candii relocated to New York in her twenties, seeking a more supportive community for TGNC individuals. Hhousing and employment discrimination led her to spend three years in the NYC shelter system. She experienced anti-transgender and sex worker discrimination, and physical, verbal, and mental mistreatment. She joined the decriminalization movement for sex work, becoming a powerful voice and educator for the TGNC community. TS Candii’s leadership helped end Walking While Trans in 2021, a policing practice that targets trans women for soliciting prostitution. Aware of the dangerous intersection of race and gender with policing in America, she established the Black Trans Nation (BTN) non-profit. BTN advocates for the Black and POC Transgender community, promoting policies that Destigmatize, Decriminalize, and Decarcerate. TS Candii’s story, Becoming Candii, educates society about violent behavior towards trans individuals.
TS Candii relocated to New York in her twenties, seeking a more supportive community for TGNC individuals. Hhousing and employment discrimination led her to spend three years in the NYC shelter system. She experienced anti-transgender and sex worker discrimination, and physical, verbal, and mental mistreatment. She joined the decriminalization movement for sex work, becoming a […]
