Organizations we support:

Mission Statement:

The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) is dedicated to ending discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression.

We envision a world where persons of all genders are treated with respect and fully participate in all areas of society, free from fear of prohibition, harassment or violence based on their gender identity and/or expression.

To that end we educate the public, advocate with state, local, and federal government, engage in political activism, and encourage empowerment of community members through collective action.

MTPC values:

• Promoting social and economic justice & equality;
• Working against all forms of oppression;
• Building broad-based participation and community power;
• Developing leaders and building coalitions;
• Drawing strength from diverse experiences and identities;
• Learning from our history and elders;
• Growing through challenge and critique;
• Including those who cannot be fully visible;
• Being accountable to the communities for which we work.

Bikes Not Bombs promotes bicycle technology as a concrete alternative to war and environmental destruction. For 25 years, BNB has been a nexus of bike recycling and community empowerment both in lower income neighborhoods of Boston and in the nations of the Global South. BNB's programs involve young people and adults in mutually respectful leadership development and environmental stewardship, while recycling thousands of bicycles.

Mission Statement:

Lasting peace and social justice require equitable and sustainable use of resources. BNB provides community-based education and assists development projects with recycled bicycles, related technologies and technical assistance, as concrete alternatives to the militarism, over-consumption & inequality that breed war and environmental destruction. Our organization is part of a worldwide movement for peace and responsible stewardship of the earth.

TransCEND (Transgender Care and Education Needs Diversity) is a community-based HIV prevention and health education program of Cambridge Cares About AIDS (CCA) by and for transgender women.

We know first hand how hard it can be to reach out for support so we’ve created a place without judgement or pressure where transgender women can feel included and part of our family.

We provide 1 on 1 counseling and group support, HIV testing, referrals to transgender friendly legal and medical providers, safer sex and injection supplies, hygiene products, complimentary cosmetics and have a welcoming community safe space which is open on the following days:

• Monday 10am-5pm
• Tuesday 10am-5pm
• Wednesday 10am-5pm
• Thursday by Appointment
• Friday 10am-5pm

Not from Boston? Contact us anyway! We have a lot of resources and national contacts so let us know if you need support in your area.

Mission:

The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence. SRLP is a collective organization founded on the understanding that gender self-determination is inextricably intertwined with racial, social and economic justice. Therefore, we seek to increase the political voice and visibility of low-income people of color who are transgender, intersex, or gender non-conforming. SRLP works to improve access to respectful and affirming social, health, and legal services for our communities. We believe that in order to create meaningful political participation and leadership, we must have access to basic means of survival and safety from violence.

Our Goals:

1. To provide access to free, quality, respectful, affirming legal services for low-income transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming people.
2. To use training, public education, policy reform, and precedent-setting lawsuits to end state sanctioned and institutional discrimination, violence, and coercion on the basis of gender identity and expression, which we understand as inextricably related to race and class.
3. To build a non-hierarchical collective organization that internally practices what we’re struggling for by developing the leadership of low-income transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming people of color.
4. To participate in the larger movement for racial, social, and economic justice that includes gender liberation and prioritizes the issues of those most affected by the systems of oppression under which we live.