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A Blacktrans Human’s Place Under the Black Cisgender (lack of) Imagination
A Blacktrans Human’s Place Under the Black Cisgender (lack of) Imag...
Disclaimer: I’m adding this note to all my Medium articles moving forward. Medium (this platform) leadership is unhelpful in the plight of…
Codi Charles
Aug 22
What I’ve learned about the relationship between Blacktrans humans and so-called community: For…
What I’ve learned about the relationship between Blacktrans humans ...
Disclaimer: I’m adding this note to all my Medium articles moving forward. Medium (this platform) leadership is unhelpful in the plight of…
Codi Charles
Aug 13
5 Reminders for Black Trans People as we Commit More and More to Ourselves
5 Reminders for Black Trans People as we Commit More and More to Ou...
“The victim who is able to articulate the situation of the victim has ceased to be a victim: he or she has become a threat.” — James…
Codi Charles
Nov 7, 2022
If I Die: A Black Trans Request
If I Die: A Black Trans Request
If I die,
Codi Charles
Nov 10, 2022
Death by Alienation
Death by Alienation
to risk moving in our Black fat trans fullness and speaking our truth to power while holding our bright, vibrant and divine light at the…
Codi Charles
Aug 8, 2022
AUDACITY (n): We Move and Live Audaciously Because we Understand What it Means to be Alive
AUDACITY (n): We Move and Live Audaciously Because we Understand Wh...
Audacity (n)
Codi Charles
Jul 15, 2022
A Reminder to Dave Chappelle: Comedy is Serious Business
A Reminder to Dave Chappelle: Comedy is Serious Business
I keep telling y’all, ain’t no such thing as just a joke. If you say it, mean it, and be ready to accept the consequences. Words are…
Codi Charles
Mar 6, 2023
The Interview Mo’Nique Deserves: Implicating Us All In Blacktrans Violence, Even Our Community…
The Interview Mo’Nique Deserves: Implicating Us All In Blacktrans V...
I’ve been thinking a lot about Mo’Nique’s recent interview on Club Shay Shay with Shannon Sharpe. Specifically, pondering on what it means…
Codi Charles
Apr 25
Black Joy, We Deserve It.
Black Joy, We Deserve It.
A Black Joy Survival Kit For A Rainy Day
Codi Charles
Feb 17, 2017
Ask Codi: Are you a boy or a girl? (Column)
Ask Codi: Are you a boy or a girl? (Column)
This week’s question was not submitted through the Ask Codi account. It was asked in person, during one of the most important events of my…
Codi Charles
Jul 21, 2021
Re-imagining Black Love
Re-imagining Black Love
By: Cody Charles
Codi Charles
Jul 24, 2017
6 Scenes from ‘Moonlight’ That I Still Dream About — Shadow and Act
6 Scenes from ‘Moonlight’ That I Still Dream About — Shadow and Act
He said, “you don’t even know.”
Codi Charles
Aug 30, 2022
10 Common Things Well-Intentioned Allies Do That Are Actually Counterproductive
10 Common Things Well-Intentioned Allies Do That Are Actually Counterproductive
Published on Everyday Feminism and The Body Is Not An Apology
Codi Charles
Oct 15, 2016
Black People! To Love Black Queer and Trans Folxs You Must Reckon with the Intimacy of the Violence
Black People! To Love Black Queer and Trans Folxs You Must Reckon with the Intimacy of the Violence
Content Warning: Full transparency, this piece centers Black cisgender heterosexual folks which means as a Black fat queer person I hope…
Codi Charles
Feb 19, 2020
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