Podcast: Toni Newman talks about the intersections of her black and trans identities.

“Wake Forest was new to me; first time from home. And–you know–I was very afraid. But there were two things going on. I knew that I was something different–not gay. Even though a lot of people assumed I was gay, but I wasn’t really gay. I didn’t even know how to express that into “Oh by the way, I’m transgender.” So, the black thing was first, the gay thing was second, and then I was dealing with the transgender issue in the background. So, I stayed low on the gay front, I was non-existent on the transgender front, and I just fought the battle of I’m black: the black thing.”

-Toni Newman