Happy Holidays to all our trans siblings and niblings dealing with family rejection, heartbreak and all the things that we face. You are loved and you deserve love
This month we LAUNCHED SANKOFA, An incubator for Black trans art and activism in Jamaica supporting the Brilliance of our Ambassadors at
@TransWaveJA
SHOUT OUT to the
@TolarianCollege
community for raising OVER 100K to support this work!
#TWOCC
#SANKOFA
SHOUT OUT TO
@nonewjails_nyc
for contributing to our wellness fund with $300 that will support Black trans women sexworkers targeted by state sanctioned violence!
Super Princess Saves the Night is a story that celebrates and affirms trans kids of color! A tool for educators, families and kids. Order your copy today!
Today we are holding space for all survivors of sexual violence and those untold stories of folk who are in spaces of healing and processing layers of structural and physical violence.
A Black trans woman was attacked, thrown to the ground and sexually assaulted. she does not feel safe at home or in her neighborhood. we are holding space for her healing. HELP US keep Black trans women safe please donate
Trans Women of Color Collective supported 5 Black trans folk to attend NYC WORLD PRIDE! Our Beauty Bar POP UP was an amazing success! creating free accessible spaces for Black and Brown folk TO CHILL and support each other! SHOUT OUT to all who came through <3
#TWOCC
#WORLDPRIDE
The State has shown us exactly who they are. Time and time again, folx are petitioning their oppressor for their freedom. That is not how liberation works. You must take everything that belongs to you. Everything that was taken, you deserve it back with interest!
How are y'all supporting Black trans led orgs?
host fundraisers at your PRIDE events!
hire Black trans folk!
Donate to Black trans led orgs period!
While y'all are celebrating PRIDE some of us are fearing and fighting for our lives.
"I'm obviously fighting for my community simply because I'm trans, and I have to do that, and I do it because that's my existence. I wake up in the morning, and that is my activism." -
@MJRodriguez
.
There is nothing for us, without us.
#TransAwarenessWeek
To ensure the money we raise makes the biggest impact and goes directly toward making a change, we are excited to announce we are switching our charity for June to the
@TWOCCNYC
!