Transgender Foundation of America
Summer of 69 is this years theme for Pride Houston. Houston Transgender Unity Committee will walk in Pride and Transgender Foundation of America will display the Transgender Archives in the History Tent during the festival. May we celebrate all the victories and keep moving forward!
The following events are best watched through these public Face Book invites. That allows us to let you know of any changes through the events.
Come on over this Saturday morning to talk about what Pride could look like this year! We have many ways we can take Pride in our community together all year long. Looking forward to sharing that with you! Click here for details!
For Immediate Release
January 11, 2019
Transgender Disaster Relief Fund to Assist Furloughed Federal Workers
Affected LGBTQI and allies are encouraged to apply
Houston— January 11, 2019 — Today the Transgender Foundation of America (TFA) announced that the Transgender Disaster Relief Fund (TDRFund.us) would accept applications for assistance from LGBTQI and allied federal workers whose lives were thrown into chaos due to President Trump’s 2018-2019 partial shutdown of the government. Alexis Melvin, President of TFA said, “Many LGBTQI individuals and our allies are effected by the partial government shutdown. The sudden loss of income through no fault of their own can create very difficult situations and TDRFund.us will provide whatever support we can to these individuals.”
About the Transgender Disaster Relief Fund
The Trans Disaster Relief is a project TFA, a 501c3 public charity, and was initially set up as a response to Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Since Hurricane Harvey numerous other disasters, ranging from other hurricanes to earthquakes and wildfires, have been added to the TDRFund.us support list.
Cristan Williams, a co-founder of the Transgender Disaster Relief Fund said, “We’ve made the application extremely simple and straightforward. We want the affected community to know that we stand with them in their time of need.” To apply for assistance or make a donation, individuals should go to the TDRFund.us website.
Organized in 1998, the Transgender Foundation of America (TFA) is a Houston-based grassroots 501c3 public charity and exists to improve the lives of transgender people. TFA facilitates numerous trans support groups and community events such as the Unity Banquet, now in its 26th year. Additionally, it maintains the Transgender Archive and provides annual scholarships to trans-supportive academics, represents transgender and intersex health concerns with health departments across the nation, trains organizations, companies, and schools throughout the nation and pioneered trans and intersex homeless, social, and medical services.
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For more information about the TDR Fund:
2018 Houston Transgender Unity Banquet invites you and yours to select your seat and reserve your table here:
http://www.tfahouston.com/events/2018-unity-banquet/
This year’s Unity Banquet was a great night for all that attended. Here are just some of the highlights.
Video – Mayor Annise Parker and Judge Phyllis Frye
Video – Champion Award – County Judge Ed Emmett
Video – Champions Award – Houston Area Activists Leaders
Video – Lifetime Achievement Award – Numbers #
Fiona Dawson as our primary speaker…. Kevin Anderson as our emcee….
We look forward to spending the night with YOU and YOURS at the
25th Houston Transgender Unity Banquet
Saturday November 4, 2017 doors open at 6:30 pm
Houston Marriot North 255 North Sam Houston Pkwy E Houston TX 77060
www.unitybanquet.com
Wednesday…
The truck will be at Narragansett Town Beach from 6-8 this evening – come look at the waves!
The shop will be open 1-9 today…
Today and tomorrow (Thurs) we will be donating 10% of ice cream related sales to two groups doing relief work in Texas.
Donations will support Austin Pets Alive! – they are helping hundreds of animals right now – check their page – it’s mind boggling! Donations will also support TFA Houston / The Trans Disaster Relief Fund.
Thank you for coming in!
Speaking about the Trans Disaster Relief Fund, Buck Angel urged the trans and supportive communities to support trans, intersex, and genderqueer community members survive Hurrican Harvey, “We must care for our own right now.”
Recent attacks by lawmakers have resulted in heightened hostility against local trans people. The Trans Disaster Relief Fund, will be used to help our historically underserved community recover from this catastrophic event. If needed, the fund will also assist with burial costs for community members who’ve lost their lives in this historic disaster.
The Texas Gulf Coast trans community is facing a catastrophic and ongoing natural disaster resulting from Hurricane Harvey which made landfall as a category 4 hurricane, becoming a massive and slow-moving tropical storm resulting in historic-levels of flooding. Numerous members of the trans community are displaced and have lost everything.
Help the Gulf Coast trans community affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey:
The Texas Gulf Coast trans community is facing a catastrophic and ongoing natural disaster resulting from Hurricane Harvey which made landfall as a category 4 hurricane, becoming a massive and slow-moving tropical storm resulting in historic-levels of flooding. Numerous members of the trans community are displaced and have lost everything.