Interview of Sean Ebony Coleman

Sean Ebony Coleman is the founder of Destination Tomorrow, a LGBTQ+ center in the Bronx that provides services like job readiness, HIV testing, and emergency housing. In this interview, he describes growing up in Brooklyn with his grandmother and brother. At a young age, he became involved in the ballroom scene, a community which still provides most of his close relationships. Sean also discusses his spiritual identity, the changing landscape of hormone access, erasure of Black trans masculinity, and his start with grassroots organizing for the Bronx trans community in the early 2000s.

Date of Interview:

July 25, 2023

Location of Interview:

Remote

Place of birth:

Brooklyn, New York

Pronouns:

He/him

Interviewed by

Aviva Silverman