Asheville!  Tonight is your opportunity to support a film written and directed by a Navajo trans woman AND TJFP’s upcoming Sweetgrass Award that will make grants to Native American/Two Spirit groups and organizations in the US working for trans justice. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online. Here is a back up link just […]

The Trans Justice Funding Project is delighted to be a part of honoring the work and legacy of Miss Major! We hope you too will help celebrate this amazing lover and fighter-who has paved the way for so of many us.  Please share, donate or attend if you can.  Be part of a historical moment! Dear […]

Hey Atlanta! Here’s a great opportunity to  support a film written and directed by a Navajo trans woman AND TJFP’s upcoming award that will make grants to Native American/Two Spirit groups and organizations in the US working for trans justice. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 26th and bring yourself, a friend, or a group to support the debut […]

TJFP made the list! From the Compton Cafeteria Riots in San Francisco to Pride Receptions at the White House, where have we been and where are we headed? Check out this historical trans organizing timeline with comments and interviews from Miss Major, Pauline Park, Marcie Chase, Susan Stryker, Jamison Green and more! Also, readers of this article are […]

Just as we believe there is no one way to do trans justice, we also believe there is no one way to volunteer or donate! Over the past few years artist and activist Roan Boucher has donated 50% of all proceeds from his Queers Demand prints to the Trans Justice Funding Project! In addition to being a fabulous […]

It’s always a great time to fund trans justice work!  But stay tuned, because author, activist, artist and gender theorist Kate Bornstien and the Trans Justice Funding Project are making big plans to fundraise for trans led, grassroots work in 2016! If you haven’t already, sign up for the new TJFP mailing list to stay connected!

The Trans Justice Funding Project (TJFP) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by director Sydney Freeland to receive a portion of the proceeds from the film Drunktown’s Finest. Stay tuned for more information about our upcoming grant specifically for Two Spirit/Native American grassroots groups and organizations working on trans justice. If you’re in Asheville, North […]

Wow Seattle friends and family, you really showed up big time to support last week’s TJFP Happy Hour fundraiser!  It was a perfect Saturday evening in the Herb Garden of Cafe Flora to celebrate local trans justice work and raise some money. Over 40 people gathered to eat, drink, be in community and help TJFP raise over $1,600. […]

As the follow-up to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey (NTDS), the 2015 U.S. Trans Survey will become our community’s go-to source for information about the lives and experiences of trans people. More than 6,400 people took the NTDS, and over 13,000 people have already pledged to take the 2015 U.S. Trans Survey. But we need […]

As several of you have noticed, the murder rates of trans women of color in the U.S. are staggering, if not heart breaking. In the recent article put out in Time magazine they write, “The number of transgender people murdered in the U.S. this year is at a historic high of 15, activists say — with […]

Any chance you live in Seattle, nearby or will be around for the 2015 Gender Odyssey Conference?  TJFP will be tabling all week at Gender Odyssey Conference and hosting our first ever celebration/fundraiser! Since 2012 TJFP has been honored to take direction from local trans justice leadership and fund organizing in Washington State. So of course […]

It’s official!  The director of the Trans Justice Funding Project, Gabriel Foster has become one of four new additions to the Funders For LGBTQ Issues board of directors. Funders For LGBTQ Issues serves as a resource for grant makers and community groups to increase and strengthen institutional giving to LGBTQ communities. Over the past year and a half […]