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
On February 22, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) directing the agency to investigate gender-affirming care for transgender children as cases of child abuse [1]. Abbott’s directive cites Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s opinion that certain varieties of gender-affirming ..Continue Reading