History
In 2013, a local cisgender “ally” delivered a speech at Miami’s TDORR written by a trans woman of color, failing to credit her, and owning her story as his own. When this was discovered, he failed to be accountable. Several local trans people vowed to never let that happen again. Since then, the Miami Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience (TDORR) grassroots planning committee has brought the community together to respectfully mourn and honor the lives of trans people lost, while also focusing on resiliency, and uplifting the lives of trans people living in our community. We center trans/non-binary performers and speakers, and the event itself is organized by an entirely trans/non-binary committee. Last year, over 200 people were in attendance for this event.
Our 2022 Committee
logan meza (they/them)
Jack Lee Jordan (they/them)
Jack Lee Jordan (they/them)
logan (they/them) is a young Afro-Colombian, non-binary transmasculine person with nine years of experience in youth organizing and work through SOUL Sisters Leadership Collective. They are also a founding member of the South FL Mutual Aid Coalition. They have been organizing since the age of 17, have been a Restorative Justice (RJ) practitioner since 2016, and have since trained multiple cohorts of South Florida RJ practitioners. They are an artist, wordsmith, and professional firestarter.
Jack Lee Jordan (they/them)
Jack Lee Jordan (they/them)
Jack Lee Jordan (they/them)
Jack Lee Jordan (they/them) is a non-binary Black-Latinx (Black and Puerto Rican) activist born and raised in Miami. Their activism work surrounds anti-racism, trans rights, youth outreach, risk-aware safer sex, queer history, and kink/leather communities.
Bianca Moya (she/her)
Jack Lee Jordan (they/them)
C Sebastian Grace (they/them)
Bianca Moya (she/her) is a young trans woman and veteran who has overcome discrimination and homelessness, finding her voice as an inspirational speaker. She now works closely with several community agencies, owns her identity with pride, and hopes that society will eventually remind trans people that they deserve to live on this planet precisely as they are.
C Sebastian Grace (they/them)
C Sebastian Grace (they/them)
C Sebastian Grace (they/them)
C Sebastian Grace (they/them) is a genderqueer writer and spoken word artist raised and based in South Florida. Their work is featured in Jai Alai Magazine, Winter Tangerine, the Offing, great weather for MEDIA, and elsewhere. Sebastian received their MFA in writing from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and has attended residencies at Breadloaf Writers’ Conference, the Home School: Miami, and the Vermont Studio Center. They have organized, represented, and coached poetry slam teams for Seattle and New York City. A 2017 Brooklyn Poets Fellow, Sebastian is working on a full-length experimental poetic memoir. Sebastian is a current board member of Compositum Musicae Novae. Follow along at @csebastiangrace
LJ Woolston (he/they)
C Sebastian Grace (they/them)
LJ Woolston (he/they)
Born and raised in Miami, LJ Woolston (he/him & they/them) is a queer and trans activist, social worker, aspiring abolitionist, writer, speaker, and photographer. Having worked in the youth homelessness space for nearly a decade, he recently accepted a director position with a national youth homelessness organization. He is also the founder of Transpire Trainings & Consulting, which offers dynamic TLGBQ+ training work, speaking, and high-impact consulting. He is a recent graduate of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Leaders program and a Point Foundation Alum.
YOU (in 2023)
C Sebastian Grace (they/them)
LJ Woolston (he/they)
If you are interested in becoming part of this visionary, grassroots, trans/enby-led committee, please drop us an email at: tdorrmiami@gmail.com
[image above is a stock photo -
they super cute though!]