Marisa Richmond
Marisa Richmond is an American academic, campaigner for transgender rights, and Democratic political activist. She is the first transgender woman to hold any public office in Tennessee.[1] She is the first transgender individual to serve on a city board or commission in the US state of Tennessee, having been appointed by Nashville Mayor Megan Barry to the Metro Human Relations Commission.[2][3] She was also the first black transgender delegate to a United States presidential nominating convention when she was a Clinton Delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.[4][5] She served again as a Delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention.[6][7]
Early life[edit]
Richmond grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born to a politically active family in the Bordeaux neighborhood. Her mother reportedly handed out pamphlets for the campaign of John F. Kennedy.[8] Her family reportedly hosted figures like Stokely Carmichael.[9] She credits both her family events such as witnessing the motorcade of John F. Kennedy pass through Nashville as an impetus for her involvement in politics.[10]
She earned her doctorate in History at George Washington University.[11]
Awards and advocacy[edit]
Marisa is the recipient of the National Center for Transgender Equality Julie Johnson Founder's Award for her transgender advocacy in Tennessee and nationally.[12] She is also a recipient of the International Foundation for Gender Education Award. [13]
She has served as President of the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition and participated in several actions around transgender rights in Tennessee.[14][15] She is presently a lobbyist for that organization and has been involved in recent issues in Tennessee around transgender rights.[16]
Marisa is an active Democratic Party political activist. She was elected on the ballot to serve on the Davidson County Democratic Party Executive Committee in 2008.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ Lim, Jonny (1 December 2014). "2014 Transgender Day of Remembrance". Out & About. Retrieved 23 May 2016 – via HighBeam. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
|subscription=(help) - ↑ "Mayor Barry appoints state's first transgender city board member". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Mayor Barry Appoints First Transgender City Board Member". WTVF. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Democrats get delegates in order". www.knoxnews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "First Black Transgender Delegate to the Democratic National Convention". The Bilerico Project. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Trans progress in Obama's first term". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Last Thoughts: Highs and Lows of the Convention Season". Memphis Flyer. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Marisa Richmond". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Freedom fighter". Out & About Nashville. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ Erickson-Schroth, Laura (2014). Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender community. Oxford University Press. p. 547. ISBN 0199325375. Search this book on
- ↑ "Freedom fighter". Out & About Nashville. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Transvisibility: The T's Not Silent - Dr. Marisa Richmond". National Center for Transgender Equality. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ Staff, O&AN. "TTPC president awarded by Baltimore Black Pride". Out & About Newspaper. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Transgender in Tennessee". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ TEGNA. "House committee advances bathroom bill". WBIR. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ Blau, Max (2016-04-12). "Transgender teens face tough decision as Tennessee considers bathroom bill". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Transgender Woman wins Election in Tennessee". The Bilerico Project. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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