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Gender Justice Fund
@genderjusticefund.bsky.social
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Fighting to end all forms of gender-based oppression through trust-based philanthropy and by amplifying community-led systems change.
Philadelphia, PA
www.genderjusticephilly.org
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November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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As we continue to share our gratitude for last month’s event, we want to take a chance to shout-out all our sponsors who helped us make the event a success. Not all are pictured here, but we appreciate you all equally!
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November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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This week, we’re reflecting with gratitude on last month’s event commemorating the 5-year anniversary of our new name and direction. Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing content from that event. First up, a bit of an overview!.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Today our hearts are heavy as we remember the trans siblings we have lost. But we are also resolute, as we vow to continue fighting with all our might to protect those still with us and those yet to come.
#TDOR #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransDayOfResilience
Image text: Mourn the dead. Fight like hell for the living. - Mother Jones Trans Day of Remembrance & Resilience
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Thanks @lgbtfunders.bsky.social for having us as the spotlighted member for October 2025! Read the feature in full here: lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/me...
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Image description: Screenshot of a page from the Funders for LGBTQ Issues website. Their logo is in the top left corner and the menu across the top reads: About, Events & Initiatives, Programs, Research, Membership, Jobs Board, Donate Below that, text reads: Member Spotlight There is a quote from the member spotlight that reads: We know that our movements are more powerful when we're moving in the same direction. On the right is a copy of Gender Justice Fund's logo. Image description: In the top right corner is Gender Justice Fund's logo. Text at the top reads: Why does Gender Justice Fund believe increasing resources for LGBTQ+ communities is crucial in this moment? Below that is a quotation mark. The text below, which is excerpted from the response to the question reads: ...From Bayard Rustin to Marsha P. Johnson to Alicia Garza, LGBTQ+ leaders have played key roles in major civil rights movements throughout history... ...we need to resource the people and organizations who understand how to build partnerships, how to keep each other safe through community networks and mutual aid, and how to resist in the face of what might seem like impossible odds. Image description: In the top right corner is Gender Justice Fund's logo. Text at the top reads: If Gender Justice Fund had a mascot, what would it be & why? Below that is a quotation mark. The text below, which is excerpted from the response to the question reads: ...a sassy ant... Ants are small, but they can lift up to 50 times their weight. Like ants, we work hard and everything we do is done in community... Ants are also persistent, strategic, and relentless. Like us, they’re sneaking into the picnics and the tables not meant for us, and trying to get some goodies to take back to their communities... We are always going to show up at philanthropy tables to argue for more inclusion, for more intersectionality, for power sharing, and for our collective liberation.
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Large fries made of cardboard with the following words painted on them: - CONSENT - Freely Given - Reversible - Informed - Embodied - Specific
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Two people wearing green costumes that look like relish packets. One costume reads "Consent Sauce", the other reads "YES!"
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Our build focused on consent, using the FRIES model, which articulates that consent should be:
- Freely Given
- Reversible
- Informed
- Embodied
- Specific

Thanks Spiral Q for providing a great opportunity for us all to work together and be part of an amazing event!

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Two people standing in a workshop. Between them is a large McDonald's-style red box with fries sticking out. On the box, the following has been painted: CONSENT Freely Given Reversible Informed Embodied Specific
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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We had a great time working with current and former grantees YES!, Educators for Consent Culture, Girls Justice League, and Body Empowerment Project alongside partners Masculinity Action Project on a build for Spiral Q's 2025 #PeoplehoodParade.
Group of people outside on a sunny day. Some are holding large cardboard fries. In the middle a person is holding a large McDonald's-style red box with fries sticking out. Three other people are wearing costumes that look like sauce packets. Instead of names of sauces, the costumes read "YES!", "NO!", and "Pleasure Sauce"
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.

Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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As we prepare to celebrate 5 years of gender justice tonight, we just want to shout out some of the supporters who helped make this event happen. Big thanks to Julia Stone and Collective Future Fund.
October 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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We had a great time at Women's Funding Network's #FeministFunded25 conference. Executive Director, Farrah Parkes, took the plenary stage to discuss trans inclusion with Saida Agostini-Bostic of @lgbtfunders.bsky.social , Ruth McFarlane of @msfoundation.bsky.social, & Raquel Willis of @genderlib.com.
October 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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We had a blast celebrating with Trans Resilience Fund grantees, committee members, and funders last week. Thanks Councilmember Rue Landau for joining us and Paynter's Platters for excellent catering services.

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Smiling people in front of a backdrop featuring Gender Justice Fund's logo Two women speaking at mics and a room of seated people applauding Smiling people in front of a backdrop featuring Gender Justice Fund's logo People at tables, a woman laughing at a podium, and a projection screen with the text: Trans Resilience Fund 2021-2025 5 Years of Grantmaking 20 Grantees Funded 49 Grants made $820,000 awarded
September 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Just in: WLP, Berger Montague, and law professor David S. Cohen filed a complaint against UPMC Children’s Hospital for unlawfully denying gender-affirming care to transgender patients under 19.
September 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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We are excited for the launch of the Pennsylvania Fund for Immigrant Rights and Equity (PA FIRE) — a groundbreaking, statewide initiative to protect immigrant rights, expand vital services, and drive long-term systems change across the Commonwealth. To donate, visit pennsylvaniafire.org
September 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Check out the full report on our website: www.genderjusticephilly.org/news-1/t
Endless thanks to our researcher, V Chaudhry.
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Image Text Continued Need & Future Recommendations - The TRF has become a crucial source of support for grantees, especially those providing direct assistance. - The needs of TGNC communities continue to grow, well beyond the current capacity of the fund. - In addition to funds, TGNC communities need opportunities to connect, experience joy, and build relationships. - Organizations will likely have to seriously shift strategies to respond to the existing and upcoming political climate. - The TRF model demonstrates the power and benefits of trusting in TGNC communities to define need and build their own networks of support. - While TRF has filled a funding gap, additional support is needed to ensure consistent access for BIPOC-led and unincorporated groups.
September 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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3) Facilitated leadership and professional development for both committee members and grantees.
Image Text FINDINGS: Professional and Leadership Development - Many grantees used TRF funds to support stipends and compensation for different forms of leadership and labor. - For many TRF grantmaking committee members, the opportunity to be in a position of institutional decision-making power had financial, professional, and personal impact. - The structure of the grantmaking committee made space for people to grow as leaders. - Grantmaking committee members described feeling valued for their opinions in the decision-making process. Quote: There’s a lot of power in Black trans folks being able to give away money to folks that are going to support other trans folks, especially those who are most marginalized… — TRF Grantmaking Committee Member
September 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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2) Helped cultivate connections
Image Text FINDINGS: Cultivating Connections - Community-building was a significant throughline of the process and had a profound impact on grantmaking committee members. - For grantees, relationship-building was a distinguishing feature of the TRF, particularly in comparison to other grant programs. - Gender Justice Fund provided opportunities for TRF grantees to connect with one another to build strategy, share ideas, and collectively cultivate resources. Quote: GJF has set up Zoom calls so we can get together… that’s really important, because usually the only time I see other folks is when we’re at a march or a pride event.” — TRF Grantee
September 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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1) Catalyzed and expanded programs
Image Text FINDINGS: Catalyzing and Expanding Programs - Some grantees were able to expand or sustain existing TGNC-focused programming with funds from the TRF. - For many organizations that received multiple years of funding from the TRF, community members have come to rely on the funding and services. - For some grantees, receiving a grant inspired them to develop or implement new programs. - TRF funding helped some grantee organizations get off the ground and/or expand. Quote: Through this kind of professional and programmatic development opportunity, Black trans young people can start to imagine themselves beyond ‘a constant state of survival.’ — TRF Grantee
September 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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In addition to putting more money into trans communities, the Trans Resilience Fund:
Image Text FINDINGS: Microgrants, Major Impact - An estimated $430,000, or 69%, of the total funds distributed provided direct support to trans and gender nonconforming people . - TGNC communities use these funds to meet basic needs and these funds are especially important for specific populations, such as incarcerated TGNC people. - Grantees have developed systems for efficiently and safely distributing direct assistance funds to TGNC communities. - Microgrant distribution is a rare opportunity to entrust TGNC people to meet their own needs. Quote: ...we were crowd-funding money in $5, $10, increments, and we were able to help some people ... [Now] we don’t have to cut the program off halfway through the year and start telling people no... -TRF Grantee
September 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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In the first 4 years, we distributed $620k (the recently completed 2025 funding round brings us to $820k total distributed!) - but the impact goes well beyond the dollars.
Image Text: Trans Resilience Fund By the Numbers: 2021 - 2024 4 Years of Grantmaking 17 Grantees Funded 39 Grants Made $620,000 Awarded Uses of Grant Funds: Direct Support to TGNC People: 69% Programs/ Advocacy: 24% Fellowships: 6% The Uses of Grant Funds are displayed in a pie chart.
September 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Check out our report latest on the impact of the Trans Resilience Fund: www.genderjusticephilly.org/news-1/t
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Image Text: The Impact of Funding Trans Resilience The Trans Resilience Fund, 2021-2024 Research and Writing by V Varun Chaudhry, PhD, May 2025 View the full report at www.genderjusticephilly.org Image includes art by Kah Yangni that reads “Trans People Belong Everywhere” and Gender Justice Fund’s logo.
September 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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We're excited to announce this year's Trans Resilience Fund grantees. Thanks to the support of of institutional funders and over a hundred individual donors, we made $200,000 in grants - a new record! Stay tuned for a report on the impact of our funding to date.
2025 Trans Resilience Fund Grantees • Attic Youth Center - Direct financial support for trans youth • Eastern PA Trans Equity Project - Direct financial support for trans individuals • GALAEI - Transgender Women Involved in Strategies for Transformation (TWIST) program. • Hearts on a Wire - Direct financial support for trans individuals • Resilience Resource Center - Programming and financial support for trans individuals. 2025 Trans Resilience Fund Grantees • The Welcome Project PA - Direct financial support for trans individuals • Therapy Center of Philadelphia - Subsidized mental health services for trans individuals. • Valley Youth House - Pride Program - Direct financial support & advocacy for trans communities • William Way Community Center - Direct financial support for trans individuals • YHEP Health Center @ Philadelphia FIGHT - Direct financial support for trans youth
September 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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In August 2020, we became Gender Justice Fund and adopted a new mission.
In the 5 years since, we've more than quadrupled annual grantmaking and dramatically expanded our scope. We're celebrating with our community in October, join us! www.genderjusticephilly.org/5years

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August 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM