Our communities are under attack. With the recent anti-trans and anti-worker bill that was passed in North Carolina this week, the murder of Quartney Davia Dawsonn-Yochum, a transgender woman of color in Los Angeles, California (Quartney Davia Dawsonn-Yochum is the seventh reported trans woman to be murdered this year) and the continued discrimination and violent attacks […]
TJFP is excited to introduce the first of our six grant making panelists, Asher Kolieboi! Asher hails from Saint Louis, Missouri, by way of Monrovia, Liberia. A longtime LGBTQ and racial justice community organizer, Asher currently serves as the Assistant University Chaplain at Johns Hopkins University. In addition to his work as a minister, Asher has […]
“Though their direct grant dollars and philanthropic advocacy efforts, these funders play an important leadership role in advancing the awareness and inclusion of LGBTQ issues in philanthropy and improving the lives of LGBTQ people.” We are so thrilled to have made the honor roll for a second year in a row! It’s an honor to […]
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 a wonderful visit with community organizers and friends in Phoenix, we traded our car for a plane and headed north. In Utah, our final stop on this leg of TJFP’s From the Ground to the Sky tour, we found ourselves surrounded by towering snow-capped mountains and stories. On our first day we drove to […]
We’re halfway through the TJFP listening tour, as our trail was directed further west into the lovely dry heat of Phoenix, Arizona. In Arizona we were welcomed into the home office of TJFP grantee’s, the Arcoíris Liberation Team and the Arizona Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project who are collaboratively fighting to address social and systemic barriers affecting LGBTQ immigrant […]
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 […]
Please make sure to submit your application for the 2016 TJFP grant making cycle by Febrary 15th, 12am EST. We’re looking forward to hearing from you! Solicitudes en Español.
TJFP’s annual report is ready and waiting for you! In 2015, our community grant making panel gave out 85 grants to trans-led, grassroots groups focused on trans justice. The panel prioritized supporting groups led by trans women of color at the highest level. Learn more about these amazing trans justice groups, TJFP’s latest funding structure update, […]
Visit us at our booth at the Creating Change conference in Chicago and pick up some swag! And if you’re feeling generous, we’re also selling TJFP tote bags and magnets to raise money for trans justice. Later today, join us as we explore how we can build a path towards our collective wellbeing at #cc16 session, […]