Kim Watson has recently been appointed to be the chair-person for the New York City Prevention Planning Group in New York City’s Transgender Advisory Committee. Kim has recently completed being filmed for a documentary featuring non- smokers which was directed by Stephen Israel to be used as a learning tool for New York City’s LGBT Center smoking cessation project. She is the Founder of Community Kinship Life, an up-rising 501(c) 3 foundation (State incorporated) which provides a web site with resources on an international level. Kim is also a political activist and has worked with Trans Justice , a political group created by and for Trans and Gender Non-conforming people of color, a new project of The Audre Lorde Project which is a LGBTST People of Color community organizing center in New York City. Ms. Watson sits on several boards for HIV/AIDS along with other health related issues affecting the transgender community.

She is quoted as saying “You can own your achievements, but at the same time you have to learn to give it back to the community.”