User:Nsgaeverine
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| Born: | January 4, 1983 LaGrange, IL |
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| Occupation: | news anchor |
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Aeverine Nieves, (born January 4, 1983; nee Franky Allen Zinn) , is an American news anchor for The Indiana State News Center and Discussion, transsexual woman, transgender activist for Indiana, and a gift salesperson for NO SIR GIFTS.
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[edit] Earlier Life
Nives was raised as a boy in Van Buren, Indiana, by her mother, Margaret Zinn (1943-2002), founder of NO SIR GIFTS, who, by Nieves' account, was verbally and physically abusive, and her brother, Albert Zinn (1977-2002), an automotive mechanic.
[edit] Mississinewa Era
Nieves began attending Mississinewa Consolidated Schools in August 1988. From 1988 until October 1996, she lived in the Eastbrook Community Schools area and provided transportation to from Eastbrook to Mississinewa. On October 16, 1996, Nieves moved to the Marion Community Schools district and picked up where Eastbrook left off.
[edit] Elemantary School
Before becoming a news anchor and reporter, Nieves attended JC Knight Elementary School in Jonesboro, Indiana from August 1988 until May 1991. Nieves had frequent scrapes with authority, including an expulsion from JC Knight for assault on fellow classmate because Nieves did not win a jump-rope contest.
Nieves became a pet parent with the birth of Deano William (now Deanna Wilma) on July 13, 1990.
In June 1991, Nieves was convicted of assault; she was sentenced to two years in a psychiatric ward in Southern Indiana. She attained parole on Christmas Day 1992. Nieves was not around to witness the birth of her first pet daughter (Coco Marie) on May 11, 1992.
Nieves returned to the Mississinewa School District on January 4, 1993 as a student of Northview Elementary School in Gas City, Indiana as a third grade student.
On August 15, 1993, just weeks before Mississinewa Schools were to go back to school, Nieves welcomed her third pet child and second pet daughter (Samantha Jane.) Nieves was watching South Bend television in her Van Buren home following Samantha's birth and went to bed at 3:35 AM, the latest time Nieves ever went to sleep in her life thus far.
[edit] Middle School
After a little more than a year at Northview Elemenatry, Nieves skipped the fifth grade and was promoted from 4th to 6th Grade at R. J. Baskett Middle School on June 3, 1994. It was the same year Nieves began male puberty.
During her seventh grade year, Nieves' relationship with then-girlfriend Amanda Davidson was beginning to hit the rocks. One night in December 1995, Nieves and Davidson were caught having intimate relations by Nieves' mother. Nieves was caught with women's underwear and was thinking of transitioning to a female after beginning male puberty a year earlier.
In March of 1995, Nieves' mother sat Aeverine down and told Aeverine she was not allowed to undergo sex reassignment surgery due to what her mother thought was not right. But Nieves' mother told Aeverine that she wanted a daughter genetically.
So on April 18, 1996, Nieves broke a classroom window. Many students at RJ Baskett thought she did this to impress her step-grandfather, wo turned 77 that day. But a 2004 revalation indicated that she broke the RJ Baskett window because Nieves' mother would not allow her to undergo sex reassignment surgery from male to female.
Nieves was sentenced to a year of hard labor at NO SIR GIFTS as a janitor. She attained parole in December 1996. IN January 1997, Nieves' girlfriend at the time, Amanda Davidson, announced she was preparing to add a new addition to the family. Amanda was expecting their second pet son, Thomas Taz.
[edit] Mississinewa High School Era
Nieves began attending Mississinewa High School in Auguat 1997. She was facing a number of challenges during her freshman year. Her relationship with Amanda was on the rocks after Taz' birth.
After an 11 year relationship with Amanda, Aeverine and Amanda broke up on December 20, 1997. The next day, Elisa Everman, Amanda's best friend began a relationship with Nieves. With a new pet son and with loads of homework, Nieves balanced pet parenthood and school pretty well.
During Nieves' sophomore and junior years, Nieves had only one special education class called "Study Hall," which all Mississinewa Special Education students had to take. In the summer of 1999, Nieves began to feel more peer pressure. She was dealing with her mother's declining health since she had diabetes and with two expectant mothers in her family (girlfriend Elisa and pet daughter Samantha,) Nieves really began to think like a student and a parent.
On November 11, 1999, Nieves became a pet grandfather at the age of 16 when Samantha (Nieves' pet daughter) gave birth to her son (Willy.) Later that night, Nieves has fraternal pet twins, a pet son (Timothy Rags) and a pet daughter (Shushu Marie.) Since that day, Timothy Rags was born an uncle and Shushu a niece to Willy, resspectively.
Now with the title "pet grandparent" to Nieves' title, she focused more to her education than ever. So in December 1999, she accepted a news anchoring position at Mississinewa High School's RAT TV (which premiered that year.)
Meanwhile, Nievs' relationship with Elisa was about to come to an end in May 2000 when Elisa was abot to graduate from high school and move on to college. Elisa invited Aeverine to the high school prom in April 2000, but Nieves had to work her shift on April 15, 2000 and did not go to the junior prom. So on August 14, 2000, Nieves and Everman called it quits.
August 15, 2000 began Nieves' sernior year at Mississinewa High School. Nieves was facing her final year of education. She was in a number of "do or die" situations:
- Prom (This was Nieves' last chance to go to her high school prom)
- Mississinewa Gopher Auction (She had to convicne the Mississinewa Student Council)
- Mississinewa Homecoming (Nieves' family was not allowed to watch sporing events on television)
- Nieves had no memrobilia as a Mississinewa Student.
Nieves did not attend the Mississinewa homecoming game in which Mississinewa beat Elwood 42-0, but she has the footbal game on videotape. Nieves was not selected in the Mississinewa Gopher Aution, but Nieves was among of the highest bidders of the auction. Despite having an invitation to the Mississinewa Valentines Party, she had no prom date.
Nieves was looking forward to her last weeks as a Mississinewa student. On April 16, 2001, Nieves and fellow student Briottani Gerstorff (an 18-year old sophomore) annoucned they wwere going to the "Mississinewa 500," (see below) but not the afterr-prom. Five days later, on April 21, 2001, Nieves covered Peabo Bryson's 1986 chart-topper "If Ever You're In My Arms Again" on the Mississinewa Variety Show.
[edit] Career at NO SIR GIFTS
Aeverine began working at NO SIR GIFTS in 1987 at the age of 4. She began as a janitor, then was promoted to Customer Service Representative in 1993. In 1997, following the move from Van Buren to Marion, Indiana, shw was promoted to Assistant Senior Manager. On March 18, 2005, Nieves was named Senior Manager of NO SIR GIFTS, three years after the death of her mother.
[edit] Perceptions
Nieves' career includes her tenure at NO SIR GIFTS as wellas INNCD (see below) and most of her gift colleagues don't approve of her methods. According to an Indianapolis gift salesman, "Nieves represents all the things that gift shop owners are trying to get away from--bring the deadbeat home dead or alive, the renegade, and Billy the Kid image." Others criticized her 2006 capture of Harris Ivey (see below) saying that crossing the lines is not something they condone.
[edit] Harris Ivey
On Febuary 5, 2006, Nieves made Indiana headlines when she and a fellow co-worker helped evict a known homphobic and anti-transgender from her Marion, Indiana neighborhood. Ivey, who is the uncle of fellow Mississinewa alumni, Regina Ivey, was censured by the Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy and Alliance for lewdness, disorderly conduct, and not trans-friendly.
Nieves was assisted by her "hunt team", consisting of former psychologist Paige Lank, and Aeverine's pet son, Timothy Rags. Ivey's evicition paved the way for three other deadbeat customer and anti-transgender captures of "Moped Mark" and "Mouthy Martha."
[edit] Broadcasting Career
Nieves began her career on January 23, 2001 as anchor on RAT TV, Mississinewa High School's news department. Nieves left RAT TV in May of 2001 to work on a movie called "Senior Memory," based on her English Communications second semester book that she wrote.
On February 5, 2007, Nieves revived her news anchoring career as lead anchor for The Indiana State News Center's 10:00 PM newscast.
[edit] Perceptions of Nieves
INNCD's newscast has promoted Nieves to celebrity status on YouTube. Some of her colleagues do not approve of Nieves' methods or style. An Indianapolis news director said, "She represents all things that stations are trying to get away from--the in-your-face attitude, agressive reporting, the tough anchor." Others in the industry criticized her February 2007 report following up on The Washington Post article from July 2006 "Men, Signing Off." (see below) One news anchor said that he would never co-anchor with Nieves over concerns of civil liability.
[edit] Women in the Newsroom
On February 5, 2007, Nieves made national headlines with her INNCD Investigates report on "Women in The Newsroom," which found that a number of stations she investigated are actually more women anchoring and more men reporting news and filling in for women when they have the day off. One month later, she responded to what she found that more men were filling in for women anchors, which is basically a pet peeve of Nieves. At the end of the clip she said, "Come up to Marion, Indiana and kick my ass!"
The "Women Anchoring, Men Reprting" investigation made nationwide headlines on TV News Talk on March 10, 2007 after a reporter from Florida News Center broke a story based on the investigation. INNCD viewers criticized Nieves. Viewers claimed she was delusional and rambals on her newscasts. Others criticized her co-anchor, Nicole Thomas, as she blew a line near the end of the clip.
[edit] Controvercies
[edit] The Missisisnewa 500 (April 28, 2001)
While Nieves was a student at Mississinewa Consolidated Schools, she referred the high school prom as The Mississinewa 500 after the Indianapolis 500. On Aptil 28, 2001, Zinn's prom date showed up almost three hours late and broke off the relationship nearly a month later.
Nieves arrived at the Mississinewa 500 at 7:00 PM, while Gerstorff was not due for another hour. When 8:00 PM arrived, Brittani was a no-show. A prom delay had been declared. Gerstorff finally showed up at 9:45 PM that night and Nieves began asking very tough questions on why she was late and most of Brittani's answers did not impress Nieves.
So who was Nieves' prom date. Sources told Mississinewa officials that fellow Class of 2001 almnus Veronica Schmerber was with Nieves from 7:00-9:45 PM. Then Gerstorff from 9:45-10:35 PM and finally Class of 2002 alumni Marti Kinciad.
Nieves did a documentary about "The Mississinewa 500 Scandal" in 2003, but the documentary never aired.
[edit] Women Anchoring, Men Reporting (March 2007)
Nieves made national headlines with her "Women Anchoring, Men Reprting" investigation on TV News Talk on March 10, 2007 after a reporter from Florida News Center broke a story based on the investigation. INNCD viewers criticized Nieves. Viewers claimed she was delusional and rambals on her newscasts. Others criticized her co-anchor, Nicole Thomas, as she blew a line near the end of the clip.
Three weeks later, Nieves reported the exact oppoisite of what a Florida News Center reporter on March 9, 2007. The FNC report had two men anchoring on WTVT-TV's Good Day Tampa Bay and Carolina TV News reported the same on WAVY's "News 10 at 5:30" while Nieves' report had two women anchoring WTHR's Eyewitness News at Noon on March 27 and 28, 2007.
[edit] 2007 TV News Talk Expulsion and Proceedings
On March 31, 2007, Nieves, along with her best friend Robyn Hurd, and associate Garfield Everman, were expelled from TV News Talk of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a news discussion site that talks about news. Robyn and Garfield were banned for disorderly conduct while Nieves could not comprehend what had happened after she posted a video of two women anchoring (See above).
Nieves claims that she is being discriminated against simply because she happens to be a transwoman.
[edit] Family
Ava Nieves does not have very much family left after her step-grandfather murdered her mother in April 2002 and her brother's suicide four months later. However, she does not have any human children since she has been in committed relationships with four different women.
- Nieves began a relatoinship with Amanda Marie Davison on December 28, 1986 in Van Buren, IN. Their relationship ended on December 20, 1997. They had four pet children.
- Deanna Wilma Zinn was born (nee Deano William) July 13, 1990. She works with her pet father at NO SIR GIFTS.
- Deanna has a son named Albert Deano (b. December 20, 2002.)
- Coco Marie Zinn was born May 11, 1992. She works with her pet father at NO SIR GIFTS.
- Coco has two daughters named Alexandra Marie and Amanda Aeverine, both born on December 25, 2004.
- Samantha Jane Chandler (Zinn) was born on August 15, 1993. She and her husband Todd were married on November 13, 2006.
- Samantha and Todd have one son named William "Willy" Zinn. He wass born on November 11, 1999. He works with his pet grandfather and aunts at INNCD and NO SIR GIFTS.
- Thomas Taz Zinn (1997-2006) was born in Marion, IN on September 29, 1997. He died at the age of 9 on November 29, 2006 in Marion, IN following a hit-and-run accident that serverly injured another dog, in which his father was an eyewitness.
- Deanna Wilma Zinn was born (nee Deano William) July 13, 1990. She works with her pet father at NO SIR GIFTS.
- Nieves bagan a relationship with Elisa Marie Everman on December 21, 1997. The relationship ended on August 14, 2000. They had two pets. They were both born on November 11, 1999.
- Timothy Rags Zinn. He works with his father at NO SIR GIFTS and INNCD.
- Shushu Marie Zinn. She lives in Warsaw, IN.
- Nieves also had a relationship with Brittani Nichole Gerstorff. This relationended in a break-up. Although they went to the "Mississinewa 500." This would be Nieves' final relationship as a male.
- Nieves began her fourth relationship with Angela Ann Willis on May 27, 2001. They have four pet children together.
- Maxwell Taz Zinn (2001-2002). Born April 28, 2001 and died July 18, 2002
- Margaret Kimberly Zinn (2002-2003). Born November 2, 2002 and died in June 2003.
- Tabitha "Tabby" Ellen Zinn. Born on March 27, 2003.
- Ashli Willis is Nieves' step-daughter, Angela's pet son by Aaron Barrington.
[edit] Aeverine's Transition to female
On November 1, 2003, Zinn announced that she would begin transitioning to the female gender after she could no longer deal with the deaths of her mother and brother. She had made an earlier transition attempt in the mid 1990s that failed due to family objections at the time, which would be the subject on why she broke a middle school classroom window on April 18, 1996.
Zinn, a pre-op male-to-female transsexual, is currently in the process of undergoiong sexual reassignment surgery in as of August 1, 2006, and changed her name to Aeverine Nieves on Febuary 1, 2005.
[edit] From last place to leadership at RAT TV and INNCD
Nieves attended Mississinewa High School in Gas City, IN. For the first three years at Mississinewa High, she wanted to be more than just a top-rated special education student. During her senior year in high school, she vastly improved her quality as a student. While she never played sports, she was more competitive than ever been before. Her popularity was slow to improve until 2002, when Nieves's mother and brother passed away. A year later Nieves dressed up as a woman in Haloween 2003 and announced she was officially becoming a woman after 20 years as a man. Changes continued to be made, and in 2006 Nieves finally surged major steps to become a female, and moving to most popular Mississinewa Alumni for the first time in her life.
[edit] Nieves Today
Today, Nieves consistently dominates every transgender subject. Nieves is also one of America's five strongest transgendered women for web site and inforamtion, ranking up with Andrea James in Chicago and Lynn Conway of Ann Arbor, MI. This led to speculation that Nieves could run for mayor of Marion, Indiana and become Indiana's first transgendered woman to become mayor. However, Nieves has no political experience.
As far as news anchoring and reporting, Nieves is the very first transgender individual to anchor a newscast and is among one of the youngest news anchors and reporters in Indiana, joining Jackie Monroe (age 26) at WTVW in Evansville, Seth Conley (age 26) at WLFI-TV in Lafayette (IN), and Emily Gimmel (age 23) at WRTV in Indianapolis.
[edit] Trivia
- Aeverine never watches two men anchoring a local news program. She says this is a major pet peeve of hers.
- Aeverine has difficulties getting along with transphobias.
- Aeverine is a known misandrist, sexism against males.
- Aeverine never calls the Indianapolis, Indiana NBC affiliate as "13 WTHR", instead she refers to WTHR as "NBC 13."
- Aeverine often smokes Menthol Ultra Lights cigarettes.
