[…] in rural areas, those with low income, and LGBTQIA+ folk. For The Gworls!: For The Gworls! is a Black, trans-led collective that raises money to help Black transgender people pay for their rent, gender-affirming surgeries, smaller co-pays for medicines/doctor’s visits, and travel assistance.  Transcending Adolescence: Through support, physical recreation, empowerment, advocacy, and reflection, Transcending […]

[…] build community around art and activism. QWOCMAP creates, exhibits, and distributes high-impact new films that authentically reflect the lives of queer women of color both cisgender & transgender, and nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and transgender people of color of any orientation, and address the vital, intersecting social justice issues that concern our multiple communities. We […]

[…] in the United States 52 years after the Stonewall uprising, personal and corporate allyship is more widespread and visible than ever. Yet LGBTQ+ people—particularly those who are transgender and nonbinary—are being targeted with restrictive legislation and the threat of violence at new levels of intensity. The Human Rights Campaign has named 2021 "the worst […]

[…] themes came up at these events? How do you see funding—and attention— shifting towards these issues? Alex: Two compelling key themes were present at both events: protecting transgender rights and banning conversion therapy. Broadly, transgender justice covers a lot of areas, much like LGBTQ rights. There has been a lot of attention in recent […]

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[…] targeted polling place closures in communities of color, and blatant campaigns of fear and intimidation against immigrant voters. A powerful group of women—including congresswomen and representatives from Transgender Law Center, We Act for Environmental Justice, Service Employees International Union, and KC Tenants—take the stage at a She the People event, mobilizing other women of […]

[…] Courage Awards were established in 2000 to honor ordinary yet exceptional individuals whose courage and activism served to educate and enlighten others about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer experience. Just as the characters created by Colin Higgins celebrated honesty and integrity in the face of adversity – Harold and Maude connect across […]

[…] that their support only goes so far. In 2023, when Target faced backlash for its Pride collection and Bud Light faced boycotts for simply working with a transgender creator, both companies ultimately buckled under anti-LGBTQ+ pressure. This type of shallow and inauthentic allyship — where support for LGBTQ+ communities is conditional on not losing […]

[…] director of SHERo, Colon is working to educate people about abortion in an effort to encourage more people to join the movement and advance abortion, queer, and transgender rights. Under her leadership, the organization has helped women get to the one abortion clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, find transportation, and locate child care when needed. […]

[…] including those up to 25 years old. Our definition of gender identity is expansive and inclusive of anyone who identifies as a girl — including cisgender and transgender girls, as well as gender expansive and gender nonbinary. We understand that adolescent girls and young women of color live at the intersections of multiple identities […]

[…] and racism at the border of Poland while trying to escape to safety, Fundacja Ocalenie has stepped in to provide humanitarian and legal aid to this group of refugees. Urgent Action Fund. UAF is supporting women, transgender, and nonbinary activists in and around Ukraine, by providing flexible funding, access to communication channels, and medical support.

[…] advisory committee of immigrant rights organizers and activists to help guide the grantmaking initiative. The committee—representing groups from the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) to the Transgender Law Center’s Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project—subsequently played the lead role in setting strategy and identifying and screening prospective grassroots organizations to receive grants. For each of […]