5 ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT DURING PRIDE MONTH
Pride month is here Yey! Bring out those rainbow flags, and crop tops and support corporate rainbow washing…
Of course, I am kidding!
When it comes to pride month we have to remember that Pride was started by Trans - black women who decided that they were tired of getting persecuted and profiled by police in New York City. The first brick thrown at the stone wall was a riot it was time to change something.
Today, pride has evolved into a global celebration of queerness and an opportunity to advocate for LGBTQIA+ issues.
It is important to me to highlight organizations that could use the money to make a real change for the LGBTQIA+ community. Here are 5 organizations that you could donate to today in order to make a significant change.
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.
https://www.theokraproject.com/
2. The Marsha P Johnson INSTITUTE
Marsha P. Johnson was an activist, self-identified drag queen, performer, and survivor. She was a prominent figure in the Stonewall uprising of 1969. Marsha went by “BLACK Marsha” before settling on Marsha P. Johnson. The “P” stood for “Pay It No Mind,” which is what Marsha would say in response to questions about her gender. It is the consideration of who “BLACK Marsha” was that inspired The Marsha P. Johnson Institute.
So much of our understanding of Marsha came from the accounts of people who did not look like or come from the same place as her. As transness is now more accessible to the world, introducing the Institute to BLACK trans people who are resisting, grappling with survival, and looking for community has become a clear need.
https://marshap.org/about-mpji/
3. The adelitas apparel DACA Fund
Undocumentation and queerness go hand in hand, they are identities of ‘othering’ and when combined can be tough to find support and resources for. Adelitas Apparel provides the ability for Undocumented people to apply to DACA without having to worry about the $500 cost every two years.
We live in an intersectional world and that extends to immigration status. Intersectionality is queerness, queerness means being different than the norm. By supporting undocumented people you will be supporting queer folk.
You can buy certain products that will go back to the fund and you might find some YAMZ designs in there as well.
https://adelitasapparel.com/collections/daca-renewal-fund
4. The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people. Your money has a direct impact on our ability to provide life-saving counseling services to LGBTQ young people.
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/pride/
5. The Family Equality Council
Although millions of LGBTQ+ individuals and couples become parents and caregivers every year — whether through biological means, adoption, or foster care — many same-sex couples report being discriminated against or excluded on the road to parenthood, according to the Center for American Progress.
The Family Equality Council provides many valuable resources to LGBTQ+ parents and those who want to become parents. The nonprofit’s many projects include providing information on family building for any individual or couple, no matter their sexual orientation or gender identity. The organization also tracks and advocates for legislation that protects LGBTQ+ parents from discrimination.
https://www.familyequality.org/
