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You CAN Sit Here: Releasing the Clique Culture in Philanthropy

Note: I speak in similes, idioms, and metaphors quite frequently because I am a visual person and feel I can convey an idea better with…

Sep 20

An image of a purple note book that reads ‘You Can Sit Here’ with the letters in multi-colored cutout form.

Sep 20

Celebrating Four Years of Joy, Liberation and Dreaming!

The Black Trans Fund turns four years old this month! As we celebrate our anniversary in the midst of other celebrations — we also realize…

Feb 28

An illustration with a purple background, with eight Black trans and gender-expansive people wearing colorful clothes, with text in a black box in the bottom center that reads BLACKTRANSFUND in purple letters.

Feb 28

Cheers to a Year of Rough Transitions: Reclaiming the Future of Black Trans Joy!

Cheers to a new year for reclaiming and protecting joy.

Jan 23

A group of Black trans and gender-expansive folks smiling and standing on payment close to a shore with a low dark yellow brick wall.

Jan 23

A Case of the “isms:” Pulling Up the Problematic Roots of Philanthropy

Pumpkins and apples and spices, oh my! October is upon us, and fall is in full swing. Leaves change to their vivid autumnal colors, the air…

Oct 9, 2023

A square image with a pale pink background that has abstract lines and swirls in varying shades of pink. The title of each of the 10 Principles of Disability Justice are printed in many styles of typeface. Design by Nomy Lamm.

Oct 9, 2023

From the Black Trans Fund, Happy Birthday, Marsha!

In honor of activist’s Marsha P. Johnson’s 78th birthday, we composed a letter from Black Trans Fund staff along with our Arts & Culture…

Aug 24, 2023

From the Black Trans Fund, Happy Birthday, Marsha!

Aug 24, 2023

Moving from Despair to Joy: Reclaiming Pride as a Black Trans Disabled Person

I know it’s July, but pride ain’t over yet y’all!

Jul 19, 2023

A light-skinned Black trans man in a black shirt and tan shorts, sitting in a wheelchair on a deck outside.

Jul 19, 2023

To Our Past and Future Freedom Fighters: The Power of Black Trans Leadership, Joy and Dreaming

My name is Bré Rivera (she/they), and I am the Director of the Black Trans Fund.

Jun 20, 2023

A Black man in a yellow shirt and jeans holds his hand open against a colorful mural of a woman with braces, beside a Black woman in a dress and long tan jacket also standing against a mural, which resembles her.

Jun 20, 2023

Black Trans Fund

Black Trans Fund

Supporting and uplifting Black trans joy and liberation for our communities. Stories by BTF staff and allies.

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