Searching for a Kiki: The World's First Transgender Cultural District

Published: June 17, 2022, 10 a.m.

b'The rich LGBT history of the Tenderloin goes back farther than any bricks thrown at Stonewall, and Transgender Cultural District President and Chief Strategist Aria Sa\\u2019id makes it her job to preserve that history. Her work in securing tenant protections, workforce development, arts and cultural heritage preservation, and cultural competency for the residents of the historic Tenderloin neighborhood has taken the idea of \\u2018safe space\\u2019 beyond the bars and into our daily lives. Sa\\u2019id speaks with us about what makes a space \\u2018safe,\\u2019 and the effect that empowering the most vulnerable within a community has on the rest of us.\\nThis series was produced and reported by Corey Antonio Rose.\\nFor more information, visit Rightnowish.'