Black Queer and Trans Lives Matter: The Future of Anti-Police Brutality Movements

Join leading queer and trans black radical organizers Kiara St. James, Ceyenne Doroshow, and Jewel Cadet as they discuss the evolution of Black Lives Matter movements against police harassment and police violence.

Queer and trans black activists have been on the forefront of organizing Black Lives Matter protests and opposing police violence. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riot, when black queer and trans people led the way for the LGBTQ rights movement, our panel will explore the history, dynamics, and future of the movement against police brutality. We will hear from Kiara St. James of the New York Transgender Advocacy Group, Ceyenne Doroshow of GLITS, a sex worker rights group, and Jewel Cadet of BYP 100.

KIARA ST. JAMES has been a community organizer for some 20 years. She is the Founder and CEO of the New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG inc), an organization that is Trans-led and intent on creating new opportunities for the Trans community.

CEYENNE DOROSHOW is a powerhouse activist, organizer, community-based researcher and public figure in the trans and sex worker rights’ movements. As the Founder/Executive Director of G.L.I.T.S. (Gays and Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society) she provides holistic care to LGBTQ sex workers while serving on the following boards: SWOP-USA, Caribbean Equality Project, SOAR Institute, and NYTAG.

JEWEL CADET was raised in Brooklyn, East New York by a Haitian Single Mother. Jewel is a passionate Social Justice Organizer for the rights of Women, Girls, Femmes and for the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community. As the Associate Director of Programs at the Center for Anti-Violence Education, Activist Consultant at Music Freedom Dreams in addition to her own personal projects that include mental wellness and Dance Fitness for the Black Community, Jewel’s tireless advocacy for marginalized communities drives her work everyday. As a survivor of Same Sex Intimate Partner Violence, Jewel has always been passionate about the right for marginalized people to navigate this world free from violence. In 2017, she was given the HEART Award for leading the way in making New York City and the world a safer, more just and inclusive place for LGBTQ people. In February 2019, she was awarded for Outstanding Achievements in Activism, Advocacy & Community Organizing.

To see the full list of Stonewall 50 programs taking place in branches, visit nypl.org/stonewall50

Major support of the Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50 exhibition and related programming is provided by The New York Community Trust, Hermes Mallea and Carey Maloney, and the TD Charitable Foundation and TD Bank. Additional support is provided by Time Warner and the Magnus Hirschfeld Endowment Fund.

Support for The New York Public Library’s Exhibitions Program has been provided by Celeste Bartos, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos Exhibitions Fund, Jonathan Altman, and Miriam and Ira D. Wallach.

ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org.