“Transgender, gender nonconforming, and LGB Latinx communities and communities of color have always protected each other — and the stories from Orlando will tell you the same. In this moment of increased policing and militarization of our community spaces, we continue to build community and develop ways to extend our conversations about the many real […]
Thanks to so many of you we are now just $2,800 away from meeting fundraising goal of $25,ooo! Tomorrow our community funding panel will arrive in New York to meet to give money away. If we meet our goal by midnight tonight, the funding panel will be able to give away $200,000 to grass roots, trans-led, trans justice groups […]
Amazing work! Congratulations to all of the organizers on the ground in South Dakota who worked day and night, making several trips to the state capital to lobby and testify against these kinds of dangerous anti-trans bills. A special shout out to Tamara Jean Urban and Kendra Heathscott who TJFP had the pleasure of meeting last November while on our From […]
Last weekend, Transgender Law Center and Trans Justice Funding Project proudly hosted a National Training Institute for a cohort of transgender and gender nonconforming leaders from 11 states facing anti-trans legislation. After two packed and inspiring days of training, strategizing, and connection, we’re excited to continue working with and expanding this cohort to build a […]
After nearly nine hours on the road–heading towards New Mexico from Oklahoma, TJFP arrived to a very warm welcome in Albuquerque, New Mexico. While in Albuquerque we had the pleasure of sitting down with former grantees, the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico. We enjoyed a sweet community dinner with local activists, TJFP friends and […]
TJFP hit the road this week on our Oklahoma and Southwest leg of our From the Ground to the Sky tour! First stop, Tulsa and Oklahoma City! What a honor to meet with trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex activists and organizers about the trans justice work they’re doing locally. Right now, Oklahoma is being faced […]
Any chance you’re at Creating Change in Chicago, Illinois? If you are, TJFP will be speaking today, Thursday, January 21 at 3:15 PM to brainstorm and skill share how we have survived and how we can thrive within and outside the system at Power On: Building Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Economic Justice. And later today […]
Over the past few years TJFP has been lucky to have worked with some of the greatest hearts and minds committed to trans justice. Many of you know that our beloved co-founder, Karen Pittelman has been working tirelessly behind the scenes as a full time volunteer staff member since TJFP’s inception, making it what it […]
We’re so ready to release our 2015 annual report into the world! We can’t one minute more to share information about our fabulous grantees, updates about our unique model, the directory (2013-2015), moving articles, infographics and more. So please stay with us! The report is on the way. And if you’ll be at this year’s Creating […]
