Organisations To Support Beyond Pride Month
While Pride Month may have drawn to a close, our efforts must not. Pride is 24/7, 365 days of the year. Below are five organisations we hope for our community to engage with and support beyond Pride Month.
1. BLACK RAINBOW
Black Rainbow is a national advocacy platform and touchpoint for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBQTI) peoples.
Engage here — @blackrainbowaus
Donate here — www.blackrainbow.org.au/donate/
2. THE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT
The Audre Lorde Project (ALP) is a Community Organising Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming (LGBTSTGNC) People of Colour Communities.
Engage here — @audrelordeproject
Donate here — www.alp.org/donate
3. THE OKRA PROJECT
The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them.
Engage here — @theokraproject
Donate here — www.artsbusinesscollaborative.org/asp-products/the-okra-project-sponsored-project/
4. THE TRANS JUSTICE FUNDING PROJECT
The Trans Justice Funding Project is a community-led funding initiative founded in 2012 to support grassroots, trans justice groups run by and for trans people.
Engage here — @transjusticefp
Donate here — www.transjusticefundingproject.org/donate-now/
5. THE MARSHA P. JOHNSON INSTITUTE
The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (MPJI) protects and defends the human rights of Black transgender people; by organising, advocating, creating an intentional community to heal, developing transformative leadership, and promoting our collective power.
Engage here — @mpjinstitute
Donate here — www.marshap.org/donate/
Image: Marsha P. Johnson (1975-86), by Alvin Baltrop
01 - 07 - 2020