Jevon Martin
| Jevon Martin | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1970 |
| 💼 Occupation | LGBTQ+ Activist - Entertainer - Model - Entrepreneur |
Jevon Martin (born June 10, 1970) is a transgender[1] peer educator, activist, motivational speaker, entertainer, and HIV test counselor.[2] He is the founder of Princess Janae Place, New York's only trans-led referral organization for LGBTQ+ medical, legal, mental health and recreational services with emphasis on providing housing resources to the transgender homeless population.[3] He also founded The Monica Roberts Resource Center.
Activism
Martin has been an activist and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community since the 1990s.[4][5][6] To work toward eradicating homelessness within the LGBTQ+ population,[7][8][9][10] Martin started two nonprofit organizations. In 2015, he founded Princess Janae Place, to which he serves as Executive Director.[11][12][13] In 2021, he founded The Monica Roberts Resource Center, which provides resources and programs in support of LGBTQ+ community needs.[14]
Martin has advocated for Marriage Equality Act and the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) in New York.[15] He also serves as a member of Equality New York's Advisory Council and Equality Texas Fellows.
Martin has won several awards for his advocacy and activism. In 2014, he received the Marsha P. Johnson Award. In 2015, he received the Transman of the Year award.[16] In 2016, he received the Octavia St. Laurent Trans Activist Award. In 2017, he received the Circle of Life Person of Trans Experience Award.[17] In 2018, he received the Pioneer Cris Award. In 2019, New York Governor Cuomo awarded Martin with the Certificate of Excellence for his advocacy work. In 2020, he received the Gay City News Impact Award and received a citation from the Brooklyn Borough President. In 2021, Martin received the Life Expectancy Award from Bridges 4 Life and a proclamation from New York State Senator Robert Jackson for Queer and Trans Leadership.
A fashion designer, Martin started an LGBTQ+ empowerment shoe line called "Strut Your Pride" in 2021.[18]
Entertainment
Formerly a House Father in the New York City ballroom subculture scene, Martin's legacy in the ballroom scene includes creating the transmen realness category.[19][20] Martin also produces and acts. He acted in The Garden Left Behind and Season 2 of POSE. He produced the National AIDS Memorial Documentary, "Surviving Voices" since 2017.[unreliable source?] Martin was featured in Mark Seliger's documentary, museum exhibition and book, "Christopher Street Transgender Stories".[21] He was also featured in the photo documentary "Trans New York" and his essay in the "Trans New York" book by Peter Bussian.[22] He was mentioned in Justin Baldoni's 2021 book, Man Enough.[23]
Personal life
Martin is a husband, father, grandfather, and former House Father. He is a member of the first transmen fraternity, Theta Beta Chi, where he has helped build brotherhood among Black transmen in New York City and nationwide. He participated in the Mr. and Miss Trans USA pageant and won Mr. Trans USA New York in 2020.
See also
- LGBT culture in New York City
- List of LGBT people from New York City
- List of self-identified LGBTQ New Yorkers
References
- ↑ Mac, Amos (2015-09-16). "Masculinity Means". Matter. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "Levy Library | Icahn School of Medicine". Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "Jevon Martin CEO". Princess Janae Place. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ Youth, Point Source (2018-05-19). Trans, Gender Non- Conforming, and Non- Binary (TGNCNB) Youth and the Movement to #EndYouthHomelessness Jevon Martin. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "The History & Future of the Black Trans Rights Movement". SAGE. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "Update: Pride Houston's Block Party Celebrates LGBTQ+ Community". OutSmart Magazine. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "Black, trans, and hopeful. Meet Jevon Martin". Christian Science Monitor. 2020-11-13. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ Transman Jevon Martin Black Trans Advocacy. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "Haven't They Suffered Enough: Sylvia Rivera And LGBTQ Homeless Youth". HuffPost. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ OPEN: Walk Away Homelessness. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ Straube, Trent (2020-03-31). "International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020". POZ. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ Roberts, Monica (2018-10-02). "TransGriot: The Tea About Princess Janae Place". TransGriot. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "2018 NYC Pride Guide by NYC Pride - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "The Monica Roberts Resource Center Celebrates Trans Pride". OutSmart Magazine. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "14 LGBTQ+ People on Why They Showed Up to the Supreme Court Today". www.out.com. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ BTMI Man of the Year: Jevon Martin @ 2015 Black Trans Advocacy Awards Gala. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ munson, michael (2021-03-30). "TDOV: Jevon Martin". FORGE. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "Strut Your PRIDE". Aliveshoes. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ Stiffler, Scott (2019-08-02). "Restored print of '90 classic 'Paris is Burning' opens this weekend in D.C." Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ The Luna Show: Trans Man Stone Cold Khan Legacy. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "Mark Seliger – On Christopher Street: Transgender Portraits". Duggal Visual Solutions. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ Belle, Elly. "'Trans New York' Seeks to Immortalize Transgender People through Portraiture". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ Baldoni, Justin (2021). Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity (First ed.). New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-06-305559-9. OCLC 1226855668. Search this book on
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