MadameNoire is celebrating Women’s History Month, but this is not your typical women’s rights piece — focusing on feminists, womanists and wonder women who have changed the world. Actually, this piece is all those things, but it focuses on women who are often times forgotten, mistreated, endangered and often times not even acknowledged for their womanhood. Trans women are simply women — one day they will have the right to culturally identify as trans while simply being referred to as women. But in a world where genitalia questions are of the utmost concern, society should be focusing on trans women’s rights and violence many of these women have to face. This is especially for trans women of color, as many trans advocates would put it. This list highlights both famous and significant trans women of color who are paving the way for more trans women of color to come!
