Black Excellence Collective
Newark, NJ
2018, 2017
The Black Excellence Collective is a black-led grassroots organizing collective that that uses direct action, art, and popular education to uplift and empower queer, transgender and gender non...
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For the Gworls
Brooklyn, NY
2019
For the Gworls hosts monthly community events — such as healing spaces, panel discussions, and rent parties — to fundraise to assist Black transgender people with rent and gender-affirming surgeries.
Garden of Peace Project
Pittsburg, PA
2018
Garden of Peace Project was created to uplift, uphold, and empower the narratives and lived experiences of queer and/or trans folks of color. We work to manifest spaces...
Gays and Lesbians Living In a Transgender Society
Brooklyn, NY
2018
Gays and Lesbians Living In a Transgender Society (G.L.I.T.S.) approaches the health and rights crises faced by LGBTQ sex workers holistically using harm reduction, human rights principles, and...
Her Philly Moves
Philadelphia, PA
2018
Her Philly Moves promotes QTWOC visibility in Philadelphia.
Interlocking Roots
Brooklyn, NY
2018
Interlocking Roots is a group of queer and transgender Black Indigenous People of Color (QTBIPoC) who understand food and land work as anti-oppression work and a pathway to...
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC)
Woodstock, NY
2019
OLOC promotes the visibility of Old Lesbians, encourages activism and addresses ageism and areas of oppression affecting Lesbians.
P0STB1NARY
Washington, DC
2019
P0STB1NARY is a Washington, DC based arts collective working to destroy all cistems by uplifting the safety, autonomy, wellness, and creative development of trans and gender expansive people.
Queer Detainee Empowerment Project
Brooklyn, NY
2016, 2014
The Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP), an Alternative-to-Detention program for queer, trans, and HIV+ immigrant detainees, asylees, and their families across the United States. QDEP supports folks in...
Queerocracy
Brooklyn, NY
2013, 2012
QUEEROCRACY is an activist organization cultivating the leadership of queer folks and people living with HIV/AIDS in NYC. Through direct action organizing, membership led advocacy campaigns, educational trainings...
The National LGBTQ Workers Center
New York, NY
2019
The National LGBTQ Workers Center is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer organization where workers can go to stand up to workplace discrimination and fight for economic...
The National LGBTQ Workers Center
New York, NY
2019
The National LGBTQ Workers Center is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer organization where workers can go to stand up to workplace discrimination and fight for economic...
The West Virginia Trainers Project
Across the State, WV
2017
A team of West Virginia organizers and trainers are spearheading a new pilot project in the state to develop a cohort of place-based social justice trainers that are...
The Womanist Working Collective
Philadelphia, PA
2019
The Womanist Working Collective is a social action and support collective for Black womyn (both cis and trans), femmes and gender non-conforming folks who work as a community...
Till Arts Project
Philadelphia, PA
2018
Till Arts Project is a grassroots organization committed to providing a safe space and resources for LGBTQ+ artists and creators to make and exhibit their work, and to...