Memphis-based nonprofit My Sistah’s House is among a handful of trans-led, grassroots groups that are working to create long-term housing solutions for Black trans women and nonbinary people in the South. - NBCOUT
My Sistah's House plans to build 20 tiny homes for Black trans women near Memphis, Tennessee. The organization has visited a number of small-home manufacturers, including Mid South Sheds.Ever since Perriviia “Black Butterfly” Brown moved into her Memphis, Tennessee, apartment in 2015, she has been afraid to sit on her front porch. A Black transgender woman who is partially blind, Brown said she doesn’t feel safe in her neighborhood.
“If you are experiencing the intersection of racism and transphobia that leads to social and economic marginalization without access to some kind of permanent housing support, it's going to be very difficult to fight to try and access that stability that a lot of people in our country take for granted.
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