$14,500 for tuition, music lessons and therapy for nine children, ages 11 to 16, from four families fighting for transgender rights. In response to the public-facing activism of the parents and their children, they received hate messages from around the world and some were swarmed by violent counter-protesters. One family had to relocate to an asylum state for trans youth.
$5100 for camp and related travel for three daughters ages four to 16 whose mom, a longtime movement leader in the U.S. and abroad, faced serious attacks from law enforcement for her efforts to expose the judicial abuse and corruption women experienced seeking legal support as survivors of domestic violence.
$2000 for school tuition for a 14 year-old boy whose mom faced harassment as a result of her fight for reproductive justice.
$1500 for equine therapy for the 18 year-old daughter whose mother, an LGBTQIA+ rights activist, was threatened by the state with the removal of one of her children because of her organizing.
$5552 for therapy for three daughters ages four to 15 whose mom, a longtime movement leader in the U.S. and abroad, faced serious attacks from law enforcement for her efforts to expose the judicial abuse and corruption women experienced seeking legal support as survivors of domestic violence.
A $1000 TAY Development Grant for a 21-year old transgender college student who was stripped of her rosary and imprisoned in a men’s ward after using the women’s restroom in a state capitol building in defiance of unjust policies; she had sent letters to state lawmakers notifying them of her protest and asking them to reconsider transphobic laws.
$12,500 for school tuition, music lessons and therapy for nine children, ages 10 to 16, from four families fighting for transgender rights. In response to the public-facing activism of the parents and their children, they received hate messages from around the world and some were swarmed by violent counter-protesters. One family had to relocate to an asylum state for trans youth.
$3600 for karate, tuition and a CIF award for three children, ages eight to 18, from two families that faced severe harassment and attacks as a result of their fights for reproductive justice.
$1500 for photography and school supplies for an 18-year-old drag performer and gender liberation activist who builds safe spaces for gender-nonconforming youth despite years of harassment.
$1500 for equine therapy for the 17-year-old daughter whose mother, an LGBTQIA+ rights activist, was threatened by the state with the removal of one of her children because of her organizing.