The 13th National Harm Reduction Conference occurred from the 13th to the 16th of October in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The only conference of its kind in the United States, the event provided an opportunity for people to come together to address issues relevant to the harm reduction movement and ..Continue Reading
The Seed ReTreat occurred last month, from the 22nd to the 26th of September in Honolulu, Hawaii. Sponsored by Black Trans Women, Inc. (BTWI), the Transgender District, the Ms. Foundation, the Stardust Fund, and Alaska Airlines, the ReTreat was an interactive social weekend with a carefully curated group of Black ..Continue Reading
On August 29, 2022, The Riot Party was held at Hibernia Bank at 1 Jones Street in San Francisco. The Riot Party was both a concert and a fundraiser for the Transgender District that featured trans, nonbinary, and queer performers. It was hosted by Diamond Stylz, the executive director here ..Continue Reading
BTWI wishes to remember Gloria Allen, also known as Mama Gloria. Gloria Allen was a transgender activist who died of respiratory failure at age 76 on June 13, 2022. Many know her from the documentary Mama Gloria (2020) which chronicled her life. Ms. Allen ran a charm school for at-risk ..Continue Reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2022 DALLAS, TX – Black Transwomen, Inc, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advocacy for African American trans women in minority communities released the following statement: BTWI expresses our condolences for the tragic killing of one of our Black trans sisters, a 28-year old woman ..Continue Reading
MAY 10, 2022 DALLAS, TX – Black Transwomen, Inc, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advocacy for African American trans women in minority communities released the following statement: BTWI expresses our condolences for the tragic killing of one of our Black trans sisters, a 17-year-old girl and high school student ..Continue Reading
Don’t miss the final video from Elle’s Lesbian Visibility Week series about the Combahee River Collective Statement! #LesbianVisibilityWeek Lesbian Visibility Week Video 4 by BTAC Media
Here is part three of Elle’s video series about the Combahee River Collective! Thanks for watching! #LesbianVisibilityWeek Lesbian Visibility Week Video 3 by BTAC Media
Here is the second part of Elle’s video series about the Combahee River Collective for #LesbianVisibilityWeek! Lesbian Visibility Week Video 2 by BTAC Media
To celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week, Elle has created a video series analyzing the Combahee River Collective Statement (1977). The Combahee River Collective was a Black Feminist Lesbian organization active in Boston during the 1970s. Take some time to learn about this important moment in queer Black history with us at ..Continue Reading