The Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP) is a member of the Prison Divestment Steering Committee with Enlace, and they’ve just help introduce a bill to end prison tax breaks. “Ending taxpayer subsidies for private prisons is part of a larger necessary effort to end private prisons entirely, and to end the criminalization and hyper-incarceration of […]
“The massacre in Orlando was a dramatic punctuation of what is now a clear backlash to progressive advances.. From increased and persistent violence against LGBTQ people, especially Trans and Gender Non Conforming people of color; religious liberty campaigns, the anti trans bills and the vitriol stirred up during this Presidential election – it is critical […]
Trans Justice Funding Project will be joining TransJustice of the Audre Lorde Project at the 12th annual Trans Day of Action at Washington Square Park from 3-6 PM this Friday, June 24th. Join us as we march, rally, and lift up the work of our communities working towards social and economic justice!
“… to see this space with so much life, so much energy, to see how much everybody brought of themselves, I think its just an overall appreciation to trans people everywhere” – 2016 TJFP Panelist What an unbelievable past few weeks it’s been at TJFP. Because of the generosity of our community, we exceeded our 2016 […]
So excited to announce our sixth and final 2016 TJFP panelist, Luce Lincoln. Luce Capco Lincoln is a trans, non-binary, queer Filipino filmmaker, media educator and organizer committed to using media to fight for social justice. Originally from Gainesville, FL, currently living in Brooklyn, Luce works as Program Director at Global Action Project, where media is used as […]
In a little over a month, we’ve made it halfway to our goal of $25,000. We know we can get there, so we’re extending the fundraiser deadline to 5/12/2016–the day before the 2016 TJFP grantmaking panel of activists meet in Brooklyn, NY. We are very grateful for all the love and support our community has shown for grassroots trans justice! Thank you to those of […]
As we prepare for our community-led grantmaking weekend, we’ve been keeping in our hearts the amazing trans justice activists and organizers who are fiercely dedicated to social justice. From the activists protesting the hateful anti-trans bills popping up across the country to the trans-led support groups in small towns keeping each other safe and healthy–we are deeply grateful for the movement. Over […]
Thank you to 2014 TJFP Panelist, Sebastian Margaret for speaking about the importance of disability justice and funding! Please help TJFP continue to support some of the most cruicial trans justice work happening across the county.
Trans Lifeline‘s call volume has “nearly doubled” since NC Governor Pat McCrory signed HB 2, which denies trans folks access to public bathrooms based on birth certificate gender markers, according to a recent article in The Daily Beast. 2015 TJFP Grantee, Trans Lifeline, runs a crisis hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people. They […]
We’re so honored to have Stephanie Mott join the TJFP 2016 grant making panel! Stephanie is the Executive Director and President of Kansas Statewide Transgender Education Project (K-STEP) and the Founder/Director of the Transgender Faith Tour. She has been a columnist for Liberty Press and lgbtSr, and a volunteer blogger for Huffington Post. She has published […]
With just two weeks left to donate to this year’s fundraising campaign, we hope you’ll join us in supporting some of the most passionate and visionary, grassroots, trans-led groups across the country! No donation is too small to make a significant change! TJFP is feeling lots of love for all of you who have already helped us raise $3,146! Can […]
A very warm welcome to TJFP’s third 2016 panelist, Fabian Romero. Fabian is a Queer Indigenous writer, performance artist and activist. They co-founded and participated in several writing and performance groups including Hijas de Su Madre, Las Mamalogues and Mixed Messages: Stories by People of Color. Their sincere writing stems from their intersections of privileges and marginalizations. […]