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SPEAKER_08: Hello from Wonder Media Network. I'm Anamalaika Tubbs, the author of The Three Mothers, How the Mothers of MLK, Malcolm X and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation. My work focuses on motherhood through the lens of feminism, intersectionality and inclusivity. And I'll be your guest host for this month of Womanica. This month, we're talking about mothers, women who ushered forth new and new perspectives women who ushered forth new generations and new futures through their care, work and imagination. Today, we're talking about an activist who dedicated her life to helping trans women. Undocumented people and sex workers survive the streets of Queens. She often hosted people in her home and helped them through difficult periods in their lives. She was considered a mother by her community and was always looking out for the many people she considered her family. Let's talk about Lorena Borges. I'm Lorena Borges, I'm a trans woman, a trans woman.
SPEAKER_00: I live for 30 years in the city of Queens, in the city of Queens. I'm a trans woman with many children, I'm in the community of New York, and it's my time to use the word trans. I'm a trans woman, I'm a trans woman. I'm a trans woman, I'm a trans woman. I'm a trans woman, I'm a trans woman. I'm a trans woman, I'm a trans woman.
SPEAKER_08: Lorena was born in Veracruz, Mexico, on May 29, 1960. She ran away to Mexico City when she was 17 years old. Three years later, she made her way across the border to the United States and eventually to New York City. She came in search of medical professionals to help her transition. She succeeded in transitioning to being a woman, but Lorena was still undocumented and forced to live on the margins. Lorena obtained legal status in 1986 under a Reagan-era amnesty policy, but four years later was arrested for prostitution and human trafficking, though she herself was a victim of trafficking. Several arrests that followed her prevented her from applying for a green card or a naturalization. Despite all of this, in the 1990s, Lorena began working to help others. Sometimes she would walk to the Department of Public Health to pick up condoms and then to the food pantry to pick up food. She would carry these items around her neighborhood in Jackson Heights, Queens, and distribute them to people on the street who needed them. She helped immigrants who didn't know how to navigate the legal system, and helped them find a way to help. Lorena was a victim of a sexual assault system, and she opened her home to other trans women who needed a safe place to go. Sometimes she housed up to 20 trans women in her small apartment at a time. She offered them an escape from violent partners, risky sex work, or police harassment, and she would connect them to social services. Anyone in need was welcome to stay at her house until they got back on their feet. Lorena developed a network, and she used social services to help. Along with lawyer and activist Chase Strangio, Lorena founded Lorena Borjas Community Fund, which helped transgender people and others cover bail and legal costs. Cecilia Gently, a friend of Lorena's, told the New York Times, if one of the girls got arrested for doing sex work, she would answer the phone at 3 in the morning, and at 8 in the morning, she would be in court with a lawyer and with the money to bail you out. While Lorena spent her time dedicated to helping the people around her not only survive but thrive, her own life was still insecure. She received no money or institutional support for the constant work she did for her community, and she lost sleep worrying she would be deported for the convictions on her record, back to a country she no longer considered home. Finally, following community advocacy, Governor Andrew Cuomo pardoned Lorena in 2017. She became a U.S. citizen in 2019. Lorena survived the AIDS and crack epidemics in New York City and helped many people through these periods. But on March 31, 2020, she passed away from complications with COVID-19. She was 59 years old. The night she passed, a couple hundred people gathered for an online vigil to commemorate her life. Chase Strangio, her friend who had helped set up the bail fund, later said, Lorena taught me more about advocacy than I could have ever learned anywhere else. She carried the stories of generations and preserved the stories of generations with her love. All month, we're talking about mothers. For more information, find us on Facebook and Instagram at Wamanica Podcast. Special thanks to co-creators Jenny and Liz Kaplan for having me as a guest host. Talk to you tomorrow.
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