April Awareness Speaker: Isaiah Lawrence and August Clayton

Isaiah Lawrence

Transgender Community Advocate/Consultant/Educator/Facilitator

Black Trans Visions LLC

Isaiah Lawrence (he/him/his) is a trans health navigator, community health worker, and an outreach expert, who is passionate about uplifting the intersections of Black and trans lived experience. He works directly with trans masculine youth from Maryland, providing them (and their parents) with resources and connections to community and gender affirming care. He facilitates several trans peer support groups, for Marylanders, youth, and Black trans-masculine folks. Additionally, he has mentored Black trans-masculine folks across the US.

August Clayton

Sustainability and Facilitation Lead

Mosaic Cooperative

Rooted in St. Mary's County, August is a young, Black resource mobilizer, blue crab lover, and founder of Mosaic. During his first few years in underground, he began organizing around trans student housing, sports, programming, retention and success. After a few years of organizing around HIV policy, prevention, and destigmatization, he shifted entirely to developing trans-led organizations. August is committed to a culture of storytelling, fundraising, and exploring solidarity economies to mobilize resources for Black folks. He graduated from Towson University in 2020. August founded Mosaid with the intent to mobilize resources to the boys (Black trans men and masculine folks), and establish a land trust to distribute, resources, crops, and alternatives to safety in Maryland.