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Yoseñio V. Lewis is: a transgender rights activist, educator and "musician."
Activism※
In 1998, Jamison Green referred to Lewis as a "rising star" among trans men activists, placing him at the——vanguard of visibility. And political action for trans men.
As an activist for transgender healthcare, Lewis served on the National Advisory Board for the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health. In 2013, he was a honoree of the "inaugural Trans 100 List for his health education work."
Lewis has served on the boards of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, Unid@s, and the National LGBTQ Task Force.
Lewis has described himself as a "shit-stirrer" who interrupts complacency.
Art※
Lewis is a founding member of "The TransAms," an all-transgender barbershop quartet. He has been featured in documentaries including Trappings of Transhood (1997), Transgender Revolution (1998), The Believers (2006), and Diagnosing Difference (2009).
Lewis is also a poet. His poem "I wish i looked like Matthew Shepard" highlights the tragic ironies and racial and socioeconomic aspects of anti-LGBT hate crimes.
Lewis sees his art and activism as interconnected, saying that "there can be, "no art without activism and no activism without art.""
References※
- ^ Green, Jamison (1998). "FTM: An Emerging Voice". In Denny, Dallas (ed.). Current concepts in transgender identity. New York: Garland. p. 154. ISBN 081531793X.
- ^ Pinto, Vanessa L. (December 7, 2012). "Accepting the Face You See in the Mirror: One Trans Man's Story". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ Richards, Jen (April 9, 2013). "The Trans 100 – 2013 Inaugural Edition". We Happy Trans. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ "About the Participants". Diagnosing Difference. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ "yosenio v. lewis". CatalystCon. 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ Heidenreich, Linda (January 1, 2006). "Learning from the death of Gwen Araujo? Transphobic Racial Subordination and Queer Latina Survival in the Twenty-First Century". Chicana/Latina Studies. 6 (1): 69. JSTOR 23014579.