Mohagany Foster was released from New Hanover Correctional Center in Wilmington, N.C. on November 8, 2022 after a year-long sentence. As a trans woman, the county housed her in a men’s facility against her wishes. Finally released, Mohagany is now working toward reclaiming her female identity in the real world. She first found housing in northern Durham through the LGBTQ+ Center until they decided they couldn't support her anymore. Without the Center, she now lives in a hotel and has a part-time job with the Orange County Rape Crisis Center as a response caller. However, with an inconsistent paycheck, she works to scrape together her room fee every single day, always unsure if she'll have to resume life on the streets.
Mohagany got her hair done just in time for her welcome home party hosted by the LGBTQ Center. People from across the triangle showed up in support, bearing flowers, food, and gifts for her new home. She also got to connect with other trans Black women such as Celeste and Fox (foreground) and share with them what her time in prison was like and how to be an advocate for the girls still locked inside.