This week over twitter, Donald Trump threatened to reinstate a ban on qualified transgender people serving in the military. His tweet, could result in the discharge of over 15,000 transgender people who are serving in the U.S. military. And it’s another attempt to distract folks from the enormous amount of harm his cabinet continues to […]
Congratulations to 2017 TJFP Grantmaking Fellow, Quentin Bell and previous grantee, The Knights of the Orchid Society on the recent opening of the Black Sheep Relief Center! “As a native of Selma, Bell felt that his connection with his hometown was what called him to open the relief center. “I felt like I had a […]
Right now in Brooklyn, a very sweet event is happening featuring amazing queer country artists! Music, delicious food and after the artists get paid, remaining proceeds will be donated to TJFP. Please come stop by if you can! Today! Another Country! 2-11pm at Littlefield This is the anti-July-4th, all-day, all-out extravaganza you’ve been waiting for! 13 amazing […]
Friday, June 23, 2017 – 2:00pm to 5:00pm Roughly six years ago while marching in the streets of Manhattan at the Trans Day of Action march, the idea of Trans Justice Funding Project was born! The birthplace of TJFP! We know it takes an incredible amount of love and work to bring our people together to […]
Just two weeks ago the 2017 TJFP Fellowship team made their way to New York city to meet for the very first time in person. Since March, each of them have dedicated their days, nights and weekends to carefully review all 175 applications received. For three days the devoted grant making panelists gave their everything-as they selected grantees […]
We are so proud to announce that after countess hours of creation, the TJFP map is finally available! It’s still a work in progress but now TJFP applicants and grantees are searchable by group name, location, focus area, and more. While we have always had a directory available on our website of the many of the brilliant […]
We are so excited to announce our final 2017 TJFP fellow, Mattee Jim! Mattee is of the Zuni People Clan and born for the Towering House People Clan, this is how she identifies herself as a Navajo Person. Mattee currently works as a Supervisor for HIV Prevention Programs for First Nations Community HealthSource in Albuquerque, […]
We are so excited to welcome Que to the 2017 TJFP community grantmaking panel! Quentin “Que” Bell is a Black Trans activist, entrepreneur, and mentor born and raised in historic Selma, Alabama. Que received his Bachelor’s degree from Alabama State University in Business Administration with an Entrepreneurial Concentration. In the fall, Que, will be attending […]
We are so excited to welcome Drew Jones to the TJFP team! Drew is a white trans queer parent who started engaging in community advocacy work 15 years ago, starting with founding the first trans youth support group in Dallas. He received his BA in Anthropology with a minor in Ethnic Studies from the University of […]
Can we count on you to dream big with us this year? It’s TJFP’s 5th year and our community grant making fellowship team is finishing up reading ALL 176 applications before arriving in New York to make final decisions by the end of this month. We’re so close to the $10,000 mark and we still believe […]
Thank you Nina Chaubal for saying “Yes!” to joining TJFP’s 2017 funding team! Nina Chaubal is a queer, South Asian trans woman who is the co-founder and Director of Operations of Trans Lifeline – the first national crisis hotline for transgender people by transgender people. Her work focuses on preventing suicide and building a more resilient trans […]
A very warm welcome to TJFP’s second 2017 Community Grantmaking Fellow, Wriply Marie Bennet. Wriply Marie Bennet is a painter and illustrator, born and raised in Ohio. She uses her art to uplift her sisters in the black lives/ black transgender lives movement. She works in ink, watercolor and other mediums, and her art comes from an […]