Grantmaking InitiativesLGBT Civil Rights
Save Our Sisters United
Save Our Sisters United, Inc. (S.O.S.U.) works to empower marginalized and gender diverse communities in Texas. Our advocacy works to break barriers, eradicate stigma, and stand in the gap for us, by us.
Our mission, values, and programs aim to empower Black transgender people, transgender people of color and Black and Brown women.
Two-Spirit & Native LGBTQ+ Center for Equity (2S Center)
The Two-Spirit & Native LGBTQ+ Center for Equity (2S Center) is the very first of its kind! The purpose of the 2S Center is to support violence prevention efforts and promote resiliency among Two-Spirit and Native LGTBQ+ community members. They provide direct training and technical assistance to community programs, grassroots organizers, tribal coalitions, and Tribal Nations that seek to enhance violence intervention and prevention policy and programming/services.
The 2S Center engages tribal communities to support inclusive programming services, capacity building & development, and community education & awareness of Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ issues in both Native and non-Native settings. They are a national advocacy organization pushing for Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ voices and experiences to be actively involved in decision-making and policy development. They outreach to national tribal organizations and regional Two-Spirit Societies and encourage collaboration and discussion on national and local/tribal policy impacts on Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ communities. These work activities are focused on both urban and rural Native communities and encompass an intergenerational approach.
Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project
The Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP) envisions a world without forced migration, where no one is forced to give up their homeland and where all Black LGBTQIA+ people are free and liberated. We build and center the power of Black LGBTQIA+ migrants to ensure the liberation of ALL Black people through Organizing, Base-Building, Strategic Communications, and Long- Term Viability and Sustainability. We are led by a directly impacted steering committee, and staff, and operate organizing networks in regions throughout the United States, while connecting to the fight for Black liberation in our home countries.