In 2011, Carter Brown founded the first nonprofit that consists entirely of black transgender leadership: Black Trans Men Inc.
The Dallas-based organization, now known collectively as the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, has been fighting to protect black trans people, a population that experiences heightened discrimination in employment and housing, ever since.
As the COVID-19 pandemic began ravaging the U.S. in March, sickening thousands and shuttering businesses, Carter prepared for the.