My Journey

Biography

About Jevon

For over 25 years Jevon Martin has been a mentor, educator, advocate, volunteer, and house father in the Ballroom Community. One of his strong focuses being homelessness within the TLGBQI+ population. Jevon presently serves as CEO of Princess Janae Place, which he founded in 2015. Princess Janae Place is a referral organization for TLGBQI+ services with emphasis on the homeless population. Those services include medical, legal, mental health and recreational services. He’s a proud brother of the 1st Transmen fraternity Theta Beta Chi and has helped change legislation for Marriage Equality & GENDA in New York. As well as getting the age raised for homeless youth from 24 to 26.

Jevon has worked for the MTA as a Conductor, a peer educator, HIV test counselor, and a resounding voice in the community. He has helped build brotherhood among Black Transmen in New York City, and around the country. Jevon facilitates workshops, seminars, keynote speaker and is unapologetically speaking out on issues that affect the TLGBQI+ community with emphasis on the Transgender population.

Jevon has been awarded:

• 2015 Man of the Year
• Octavia St Laurent Trans Activist Award
• 2014 Marsha P. Johnson Award
• Pioneer Cris Award
• 2017 Circle of Life Person of Trans Experience Award
• and many others

With a motto that is a part of his daily inspiration which is,

If not now then when, If not me, then who? Be the change the world needs today for a better tomorrow. Jevon Martin is doing just that!