LGBTQIA Organizations to Follow and Support

BLACK LGBTQIA+ LIVES MATTER

AUDRE LORDE PROJECT

  • The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color center for community organizing. Through mobilization, education and capacity-building, we work for community wellness and progressive social and economic justice. Committed to struggling across differences, we seek to responsibly reflect, represent and serve our various communities.

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BLACK LGBTQIA + MIGRANT PROJECT

  • BLMP envisions a world where no one is forced to give up their homeland, where all Black LGBTQIA+ people are free and liberated. We build and center the power of Black LGBTQIA+ migrants to ensure the liberation of all Black people through community-building, political education, creating access to direct services, and organizing across borders. Led by a directly impacted steering committee and staff and housed at the Transgender Law Center and, we build power, community, and knowledge in the U.S., while challenging the role the U.S. plays globally in creating the conditions that force us to leave our homes.

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BLACK TRANS ADVOCACY COALITION

Black Trans Femmes in the Arts

  • The mission of the BTFA Collective is to connect the community of black trans women and non-binary femmes in the arts & to build power among ourselves.

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Black Trans Travel Fund

  • The Black Trans Travel Fund is a mutual-aid based organization committed to uplifting the narratives and supporting the livelihoods of Black trans women. Launched in June of 2019, BTTF was developed for the purpose of providing Black transgender women with the financial resources needed to be able to self-determine and access safer alternatives to travel, where women feel less likely to experience verbal harassment or physical harm. We are proud to have already redistributed over $60,000 to Black trans women in need! BTTF was created out of direct response to the relentless and unacceptable violence Black transgender women across the country have been continuously experiencing.

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BLACK TRANSWOMEN INC

  • The Black Transwomen, Inc Organization works to lift the voice, heart and soul of all transwomen. Our commitment is to ensure a safe and affirming environment for transwomen through our social outreach programs.

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BLACK TRANSMEN INC

  • Black Transmen Inc (BTMI) is the First National Non-Profit Organization of African American transmen solely focused on acknowledgment, equality, social advocacy and empowering transmen with resources to aid in a healthy transition and human experience

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  • HOW TO GET INVOLVED

CENTER FOR BLACK EQUITY

FOR THE GWORLS’ RENT AND GENDER-AFFIRMING SURGERY FUND

  • For the Gworls’ Rent and Gender-Affirming Surgery Fund accepts applications from Black, transgender people nationwide. With this fund, we actively fight to reduce homelessness rates in the Black transgender community, as well as lower the risk for affirmative surgeries being done in ways that put them at greater health risks. Now more than ever, this work is especially important considering that many Black transgender people are being laid off in absurdly high numbers, which is only exacerbating the already terrible conditions that Black transgender people generally live in.

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LGBTQ Freedom FUND

  • WE FIGHT THE MASS JAILING OF LGBTQ PEOPLE. Each day, tens of thousands of LGBTQ people are held in jail or immigration detention because they cannot afford bail—for immigration status or charges like sleeping in public. With your help, the LGBTQ Freedom Fund posts bail to secure their release and safety. In tandem, we raise awareness of the epidemic of LGBTQ over-incarceration. We strive towards a critical mass against mass detention.

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The Marsha P. Johnson Institute

  • Marsha P. Johnson was an activist, self-identified drag queen, performer, and survivor. She was a prominent figure in the Stonewall uprising of 1969. Marsha went by “Black Marsha” before settling on Marsha P. Johnson. The “P” stood for “Pay It No Mind,” which is what Marsha would say in response to questions about her gender. It is the consideration of who “Black Marsha” was that inspired The Marsha P. Johnson Institute. So much of our understanding of Marsha came from the accounts of people who did not look like or come from the same place as her. As transness is now more accessible to the world, introducing the Institute to BLACK trans people who are resisting, grappling with survival, and looking for community has become a clear need.

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NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION

  • The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS.

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THE OKRA PROJECT

  • The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them. Their work now also includes COVID-19 relief and mental health funds created in honor of Nina Pop and Tony McDade, funds that support mental health therapy sessions between Black therapists and Black trans people.  

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  • HOW TO GET INVOLVED:

    • Donate as much or as little as you can. Follow on social media for rallies, actions, and updates. If you’re a Black therapist, email  admin@theokraproject.com to offer support to mental health support for Black trans community members | Follow Founder @thefreeactorvist

TGI JUSTICE PROJECT

  • Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Justice Project works in collaboration with others to forge a culture of resistance and resilience to strengthen us for the fight against human rights abuses, imprisonment, police violence, racism, poverty, and societal pressures. We seek to create a world rooted in self- determination, freedom of expression, and gender justice. The mission of TGIJP is to challenge and end the human rights abuses committed against TGI people in California prisons, jails, detention centers and beyond.

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  • HOW TO GET INVOLVED: FROM WORDS TO ACTION: SHOWING UP FOR BLACK TRANS WOMEN

TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR COLLECTIVE

  • Historically, Black and Brown trans folk have been the catalyst of change for social justice movements. Historically, we have been discarded, counted out and left behind by many who are trusted with our care. Trans Women of Color Collective (TWOCC) was created to cultivate economic opportunities and affirming spaces for trans people of color and our families, to foster kinship, build community engage in healing and restorative justice through arts, culture, media, advocacy and activism. We celebrate our lives through art, culture, activism and economic growth.

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LGBTQIA+ Organizations to Support

GLAAD

  • GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.

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  • HOW TO GET INVOLVED: Take Action at Countable

Human Rights Campaign

Nashville LGBT Chamber

  • The Nashville LGBT Chamber advances common business interests, economic growth and equality in the workplace and society for its LGBT members, businesses and allies by providing educational, networking and community-building opportunities.

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  • HOW TO GET INVOLVED: Attend Events | Become a Member

Nashville Pride

NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY

  • The National Center for Transgender Equality is a national social justice organization devoted to ending discrimination and violence against transgender people through education and advocacy on national issues of importance to transgender people. By empowering transgender people and our allies to educate and influence policymakers and others, NCTE facilitates a strong and clear voice for transgender equality in our nation's capital and around the country.

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  • HOW TO GET INVOLVED: TAKE ACTION PAGE

National LGBTQ Task Force

PFLAG

  • Our mission is to build on a foundation of loving families united with LGBTQ people and allies who support one another, and to educate ourselves and our communities to speak up as advocates until all hearts and minds respect, value and affirm LGBTQ people.

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  • HOW TO GET INVOLVED: Support PFLAG

SUNSHINE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY RESOURCE

  • Substance abuse and addiction rates in the transgender community are much higher than the cisgender community and 40% of transgender youth report being depressed most if not all the time. The transgender community has unique causes that could lead someone to drugs or alcohol and we think it is important to raise awareness to these issues while also providing help to those in need. 

  • WEBSITE | TRANSGENDER RESOURCES

The Trevor Project

  • The Trevor Project is determined to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources including our nationwide, 24/7 crisis intervention lifeline, digital community and advocacy/educational programs that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for everyone.

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  • HOW TO GET INVOLVED: Get involved Page

Kelsey Dewald