On Standing Up For Black Trans Lives
Many of us have that one person who we can openly speak to about sex, and for almost half a million people on social media and in real life, that someone is Ericka Hart. When Hart isn t teaching sex education (she s an award-winning sexuality educator), she s either writing, modeling, or speaking publicly. No matter what they re up to, people know and love her for the Black, queer, femme activist she is. Not to mention, they re also a fearless disruptor and breast cancer survivor.
In 2016, Hart gained recognition for going topless at a music festival and showing their double mastectomy scars in public. Since then she has used their platform to speak out about human sexual health as it intersects with race, gender, chronic illness, and disability. And they don t just talk the talk. Most recently, Hart spoke out on social media about the racism and gas lighting they experienced at Columbia University School of Social Work (CSSW), where they were a