I spent the majority of my life as an aspiring hairdresser, colorist, and loved dabbling in makeup artistry, as well as nail care and esthetician work.
But I think it's important for transwomen to have community and safe places to enjoy community.
I've known only a few transwomen in my lifetime, but did you know that Tracey Norman was the face of Clairol's Auburn hair coloring products, during the 1970's?
I found an article online about her life as an Black transwoman. Tracey talks about what it's like to be an transwoman and the challenges she faced during very turbulent times. I think transwomen today face the same issues that Tracy faced back then: issues pertaining to physical safety, the right to live safely in society, the right to have gainful employment, the right to find someone to share life with and to be loved and liked for who she is, was and still is.
I think this is an deeply insightful article and I like how she describes the terror of being outted, loss of employment opportunities to her own ability to share about socialization issues, etc., and her life since the 1970s.
Here's the link to the article:
https://www.thecut.com/2015/12/trace...del-c-v-r.html
