[2][3] In the summer of 1990, Norman protested that home healthcare providers contracted by Los Angeles County refused to go to minority neighborhoods after dark, and that some did not accept Medicare or MediCal.
[5] In 1991, Norman worked with the LIFE Lobby to pass AB101, a bill prohibiting employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation.
"[2][8] Norman also co-hosted a weekly cable television show, and wrote columns for the San Diego newspaper Update and the gay publication Stonewall Speaks.
[2] She acted in the film Wrecked for Life, and performed in the theatrical productions An Evening with Connie Norman and AIDS Us Women.
[2][9] Norman was born in Texas, had a difficult childhood, and ran away from home at age 14, moving to the streets of Hollywood.
[7] In 2021, the Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center, which includes a food bank and clothing closet, opened in Los Angeles as a project of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Flux (a trans rights group) and the Unique Women's Coalition (a Black trans group); the latter two are set to be based out of the center, and the AHF will operate a healthcare facility there.