TJFP is so honored to introduce the fourth of our six Community Grantmaking Fellows, Candi Brings Plenty! The Two Spirit Nation was not only just an encampment at the Očeti Šakowin camp at Standing Rock during the NoDAPL movement, it was a movement within a movement. Candi Brings Plenty is a Two Spirit Water […]
We’re so glad to announce the third of our six Community Grantmaking Fellows, Dominique Morgan! Dominique is an award-winning artist, activist, and TEDx speaker. As the Executive Director of Black and Pink, the largest prison abolitionist organization in the United States. She works daily to dismantle the systems that perpetuate violence on LGBTQ/GNC people and […]
What kind of future do you wish for you and your community? What would you be willing to give to support the future of your dreams? This year we received 213 applications from grassroots, trans justice groups and projects led by trans and non-binary people, organizing their communities locally and nationally. The groups and projects we fund are busy working […]
TJFP is thrilled to announce the second of our six Community Grantmaking Fellows, Toi Washington! “A person can forget what you did or said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. If I can help somebody along the way, then my living is not in vain.” This is the mantra Toi T. […]
TJFP is so excited to introduce the first of our six Community Grantmaking Fellows, Xoài Phạm! Xoài is a Vietnamese trans person in a complicated relationship with womanhood. She descends from a long legacy of warriors, healers, and shamans. Her family arrived in California as refugees after the United States pillaged Southeast Asia. Her […]
On Trans Day of Visibility, we at TJFP are reflecting on a piece written in 2015 by our former grantmaking meeting facilitator, Nico Amador, and the wisdom of the title–“Visibility Does Not Equal Justice.” (This article, and more, are available on our website at transjusticefundingproject.org/resources!) To be visible means that one is both a […]
“Every day I wake up, I bring my whole self to the table. There is never a day where I can leave my blackness, my queerness, my transness at home because somebody doesn’t agree with it or they don’t understand it.” -Quentin Bell, 2017 TJFP Community Grantmaking Fellow In 2016, TJFP set out for […]
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It’s that time again! Time for grassroots, trans-led, trans justice groups to apply for funding and for those of us who can, to donate what we can to support their work. Please help us spread the word! The application is currently available in English and Spanish. Please make sure to read our guidelines first to determine […]
2020 has been neither seamless nor easy. A pandemic laid bare the cracks in an already overburdened healthcare system. A chaotic election further revealed the fragility of our systems of power and governance. Unceasing attacks on Black and trans lives have left communities reeling in anger and fear. But as Glo Ross, former facilitator for […]
November 20th is Trans Day of Remembrance & Resilience. It’s a day to honor the legacies of our trans and nonbinary people who were taken from the world due to violence, discrimination, and hate. As we remember and honor their lives by saying their names with love and respect, it is a reminder that we shall […]
Happy Trans Awareness Week! Were you aware that… – For every $100 awarded by U.S. foundations, only .04 cents supports transgender communities. – In 2016, a survey of 455 trans justice groups across the globe found that only half of these groups had any paid staff at all–meaning that the rest are doing life-saving work […]