#tona brown

[drag-tween]

Transgender musician Tona Brown shares how the arts saved her from self-harm

Singer, violinist, teacher and transgender activist Tona (from her nickname “Tenacious”) Brown will be speaking at UNC School of the Arts this week as part of her college-campus tour

Yeah, Brown spoke at the school Hunter Schafer would've attended...

[yourdailyqueer]

Tona Brown

Gender: Transgender woman

Sexuality: N/A

DOB: 30 December 1979  

Ethnicity: African American 

Occupation: Singer, musician, activist

Note of firsts: First African American transgender woman to perform for an American president. First transgender woman to perform at Carnegie Hall.

[blackqueernotables]

Tona Brown: The first transgender woman of color to play Carnegie Hall; The first transperson to perform for a sitting U.S. president.

[profeminist]

“We are proud to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility by highlighting advice for trans youth from Tona Brown!”

Source: It Gets Better Project 

[transjuvenilia]

[transjuvenilia]

[profeminist]

“We are proud to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility by highlighting advice for trans youth from Tona Brown!”

As seen on the It Gets Better Project Facebook page

[flyandfamousblackgirls]

Sissieretta Jones (top photo) made history June 15, 1892, by being the first black female to sing at Carnegie Hall. It took 122 years for Tona Brown, the first openly black transgender female to play the hallowed venue in 2014.