Toni D. Newman (born December 3, 1962)[1] is an
African-Americantransgender author,
sex workers' rights advocate, Director of The Coalition for Justice and Equality Across Movements at
NMAC, and the Former Interim CEO of the Black AIDS Institute and former Interim Executive Director/President for LYRIC in San Francisco. She was the former Executive Director of
St. James Infirmary in
San Francisco.[2][3][4][5] She is the author of I Rise-The Transformation of Toni Newman, a 2011 memoir about her
gender transition[5][6][7] which was nominated for multiple
Lambda Literary Awards[8][7] and became the basis for a short film, Heart of a Woman.[9]
Newman was raised in
Jacksonville, North Carolina.[1][10] She graduated from
Wake Forest University in 1985.[9] Prior to becoming Executive Director of St. James Infirmary in May 2018, Newman worked as interim director of development and communications for the To Help Everyone Health and Wellness Center in
Los Angeles, as a strategic fundraiser and legislative aide for
Equality California, and as development officer for Maitri Compassionate Care.[10][11]
References
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abMarsh, Clarielle (October 24, 2015).
"Toni Newman". Mother So Queer: A Queer History of Wake Forest University.
Wake Forest University. Retrieved January 26, 2020.