It is that time of year again where we are approaching #TransgenderAwarenessWeek! For those that do not know, TAW is where organizations and community members raise visibility and amplify the issues of Trans and Gender Diverse people. LRP is #GivingThemFlowers and highlighting Black Trans Women and Femmes across disciplines that we feel haven’t gotten the recognition they deserve.
Read MoreWelcome back to the rain for which we are best known. Pluviophiles are ecstatic, transplants are wondering when it ends, all of us are layering up and I am here with a housing update for November. I have a big gratitude to all of you for your phenomenal support for our Registry campaign, a resource I’d like to share, a big event to save the date on your calendar, and someone in the community that I met that could be helpful to some of you.
Read MoreHappy Fall Fam. I am so excited to share with you our new mission statement for Lavender Rights Project. Mission statements can feel like a bit of navel-gazing and are often a routine, thoughtless exercise of a nonprofit. I find them vague at times and, for those not in our industry, they have little to no meaning.
Read MoreIt has been a pleasure celebrating our 5th birthday with you all and sharing with you our new mission and vision. Every gift and every share of our Target Registry campaign and our Birthday Fundraiser was welcomed with our deepest gratitude.
Read MoreExisting in today’s world with the intersectionalities of being Black and trans is tough. A lot of work is out there to be done. But so much of it is not by our community. I know we need a break but at the same time, we can’t have those who haven’t had our experiences speak for us. And that’s where I come in.
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