Advocate Op-ed: The Black Gay Trans Man at Minneapolis City Hall

BY PHILLIPE CUNNINGHAM

SEPTEMBER 08 2015 6:00 AM EDT

“I could tell Minneapolis was a different kind of city when City Hall sent policy aides to the Minnesota Trans Equity Summit to recruit transgender folks to sit on boards, commissions, and committees. That was further confirmed when I met Andrea Jenkins, the black trans woman who worked at City Hall for nearly 13 years and organized the summit. She paved the way for my dreams to be possible.”

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