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Yoseñio V. Lewis is a transgender rights activist, educator and musician.
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. [1]
As an activist for transgender healthcare, Lewis served on the National Advisory Board for the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health. [2] In 2013, he was a honoree of the inaugural Trans 100 List for his health education work. [3]
Lewis has served on the boards of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, Unid@s, and the National LGBTQ Task Force. [4]
Lewis has described himself as a "shit-stirrer" who interrupts complacency. [5]
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). [4]
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. [6]
Lewis sees his art and activism as interconnected, saying that "there can be no art without activism and no activism without art." [4]
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Yoseñio V. Lewis is a transgender rights activist, educator and musician.
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. [1]
As an activist for transgender healthcare, Lewis served on the National Advisory Board for the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health. [2] In 2013, he was a honoree of the inaugural Trans 100 List for his health education work. [3]
Lewis has served on the boards of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, Unid@s, and the National LGBTQ Task Force. [4]
Lewis has described himself as a "shit-stirrer" who interrupts complacency. [5]
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). [4]
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. [6]
Lewis sees his art and activism as interconnected, saying that "there can be no art without activism and no activism without art." [4]