– As the Bay Area marks Juneteenth and Pride Month, Breanna Sinclaire shares her story on what it's like to be discriminated against not only for her race, but also for her gender identity journey.
Sinclaire is a Bay Area trans opera star who recently accepted an invitation to sing the National Anthem at Oracle Park in San Francisco.Just two years before taking the field to sing the time-honored song, Sinclaire said she, like many trans people, struggled with housing insecurity and was homeless for a time.
"We are still dealing with racism, transphobia," Breanna said, adding, when she sings,"I want us all to feel united. I have had to fight locked doors just to sing." Sinclaire said,"I do feel like my trans ancestors are here. Miss Major. Janet Mock. So many great trans women of color. Black trans women paved the way for us."
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