07.16.2019 - By Rhodes Perry: Entrepreneur, LGBTQ Advocate, & Writer
Vanessa is the co-founder of the Trans Love Project. The project was first
conceptualized when actor Don Cheadle appeared on Saturday Night Live,
making a bold statement with a T-Shirt that read “Protect Trans Kids.”
Vanessa wanted to make it possible to be like Don, to be a proud ally for
trans youth and LGBTQ+ people of color. And Vanessa sure is a bad ass ally
– she’s the parent of an amazing trans son, she is a business owner, and
she’s a describes herself as an “accidental activist and advocate for the
LGBTQ+ community.”