Topic
Activism
Organizing, protest, and advocacy.
Brittany Ramirez
Life in the Coastal Bend
Brittany reflects on 26 years of work with Texas Riviera Empire and 10 years co-founding the Coastal Bend Trans Alliance with Kitana, emphasizing perseverance and community support despite obstacles.
Brittany Ramirez
Life in the Coastal Bend
Brittany describes working with city officials to bring an LGBT proclamation to Robstown, emphasizing that engaging with warmth and humanity—rather than centering only on identity—opens doors and changes hearts.
Brittany Ramirez
Life in the Coastal Bend
Brittany shares how she stays positive by entertaining, surrounding herself with supportive people, and working to ensure everyone—especially disadvantaged youth—is safe and loved.
Brittany Ramirez
Life in the Coastal Bend
Brittany credits trans advocate Katana Sanchez with teaching her to use her voice for advocacy, leading to organizing the Be Human concert, donating proceeds to Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation, and starting Coastal Bend Trans Alliance in January 2016 as a support group for trans individuals, youth, and parents.
Brittany Ramirez
Life in the Coastal Bend
Brittany Ramirez responds to questions about prejudice against survival work, explaining it as a necessity for people who are kicked out and have no other options to survive.
Brittany Ramirez
Life in the Coastal Bend
Brittany Ramirez describes how the 1990s lacked resources and community support compared to today, when trans people can more easily find help through social media and connections.
Brittany Ramirez
Life in the Coastal Bend
Brittany discusses working with early Coastal Bend AIDS Foundation advocates Matt Stevens and Laura Yates, praising their ongoing community work and the evolution of Pride Corpus Christi into year-round visibility and advocacy.
Brittany Ramirez
Life in the Coastal Bend
Brittany recounts joining CCLGBT in May 2016 and, after the Orlando Pulse shooting, organizing a vigil with Mayor Nelda Martinez and DA Mark Gonzalez that drew over 500 people, leading to the first Pride downtown in June 2016 and the eventual founding of Pride Corpus Christi as a nonprofit.
Brittany Ramirez
Life in the Coastal Bend
Brittany describes the Coastal Bend Trans Alliance's year-round work supporting trans individuals and families, including Trans Day of Remembrance and Visibility events, and highlights Evangeline Reyes's Trans Visionary program helping formerly incarcerated and struggling trans people.
Brittany Ramirez
Life in the Coastal Bend
Brittany reflects on working with affirming churches like All Saints, Unitarian Universalist, and Grace Church, noting that despite learning later that some people disliked her personally, she prioritizes the mission over ego, focusing on youth empowerment and future advocacy.
Brittany Ramirez
Life in the Coastal Bend
Brittany hopes her legacy is one of hope and inspiration, urging people to avoid illegal body modifications and self-medication, and recounts living stealth from 1996 to 1999 before returning to performance in 1999.