1st Black Trans Woman On Presidential HIV/AIDS Panel Seeks To Focus On Equality

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Tori Cooper recently became the first Black transgender woman to serve on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS and she hopes her historic appointment helps shine a light on the disparities in health care for the Black trans community.

"I never expected that those folks would know who I am or have any idea about the work that's being done," she tells NPR.

Cooper, the director of community engagement for the transgender justice initiative at the Human Rights Campaign, says she is eager to advocate on behalf of all transgender and nonbinary people, including those who are living with HIV.