Trans Empowerment Project (Official)
@transempowerment.org
We all deserve to thrive!
We are a 501(c)(3) federally recognized non-profit focused on building the equitable future we all deserve by centering our work on the lives of those who are Disabled, 2TIGE and BIPOC.
We are a 501(c)(3) federally recognized non-profit focused on building the equitable future we all deserve by centering our work on the lives of those who are Disabled, 2TIGE and BIPOC.
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White women: silence is not neutral. It’s complicity. We wrote From Nice to Necessary because “not rocking the boat” has cost lives.
Read. Share. Act. Start here, with our new guide: https://transempowerment.org/from-nice-to-necessary/
Read. Share. Act. Start here, with our new guide: https://transempowerment.org/from-nice-to-necessary/
‼️🚨Please don’t scroll past this.‼️🚨
Trans Empowerment Project has days of operational funding left and no funding for our next microgrants cycle. This post explains what’s at stake...and how you can help keep this work alive.
Give here: https://f.mtr.cool/ovfbpoozsn
Trans Empowerment Project has days of operational funding left and no funding for our next microgrants cycle. This post explains what’s at stake...and how you can help keep this work alive.
Give here: https://f.mtr.cool/ovfbpoozsn
January 29, 2026 at 8:31 PM
‼️🚨Please don’t scroll past this.‼️🚨
Trans Empowerment Project has days of operational funding left and no funding for our next microgrants cycle. This post explains what’s at stake...and how you can help keep this work alive.
Give here: https://f.mtr.cool/ovfbpoozsn
Trans Empowerment Project has days of operational funding left and no funding for our next microgrants cycle. This post explains what’s at stake...and how you can help keep this work alive.
Give here: https://f.mtr.cool/ovfbpoozsn
Today is Jack’s birthday AND the perfect moment to show what real support looks like.
💜 $10 for 10 years of leadership
💜 Trans-led. BIPOC-led. Community-centered.
Give $10 & celebrate Jack with us! https://f.mtr.cool/mrazewpxsb
💜 $10 for 10 years of leadership
💜 Trans-led. BIPOC-led. Community-centered.
Give $10 & celebrate Jack with us! https://f.mtr.cool/mrazewpxsb
January 27, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Today is Jack’s birthday AND the perfect moment to show what real support looks like.
💜 $10 for 10 years of leadership
💜 Trans-led. BIPOC-led. Community-centered.
Give $10 & celebrate Jack with us! https://f.mtr.cool/mrazewpxsb
💜 $10 for 10 years of leadership
💜 Trans-led. BIPOC-led. Community-centered.
Give $10 & celebrate Jack with us! https://f.mtr.cool/mrazewpxsb
Leadership like this is rarely celebrated, but essential.
Support 10 years of trans-led work with a $10 gift.
Give here: https://f.mtr.cool/sawflxghit
Support 10 years of trans-led work with a $10 gift.
Give here: https://f.mtr.cool/sawflxghit
January 22, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Leadership like this is rarely celebrated, but essential.
Support 10 years of trans-led work with a $10 gift.
Give here: https://f.mtr.cool/sawflxghit
Support 10 years of trans-led work with a $10 gift.
Give here: https://f.mtr.cool/sawflxghit
Learn skills that actually keep people safer.
Liberation Lab is live.
learn.transempowerment.org
Liberation Lab is live.
learn.transempowerment.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Learn skills that actually keep people safer.
Liberation Lab is live.
learn.transempowerment.org
Liberation Lab is live.
learn.transempowerment.org
Microgrants mean relief, dignity, and breathing room for trans and gender-expansive people — and often for their families too.
This is what your donation does.
💖 Support the next cycle: https://f.mtr.cool/avgxetdbuk
This is what your donation does.
💖 Support the next cycle: https://f.mtr.cool/avgxetdbuk
January 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Microgrants mean relief, dignity, and breathing room for trans and gender-expansive people — and often for their families too.
This is what your donation does.
💖 Support the next cycle: https://f.mtr.cool/avgxetdbuk
This is what your donation does.
💖 Support the next cycle: https://f.mtr.cool/avgxetdbuk
Allyship > nostalgia. Always.
A powerful reflection from our COO, Heather Knoxville, on why letting go can be an act of solidarity.
🔗 Read the full article here: https://f.mtr.cool/uxlshxkkye
A powerful reflection from our COO, Heather Knoxville, on why letting go can be an act of solidarity.
🔗 Read the full article here: https://f.mtr.cool/uxlshxkkye
January 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Allyship > nostalgia. Always.
A powerful reflection from our COO, Heather Knoxville, on why letting go can be an act of solidarity.
🔗 Read the full article here: https://f.mtr.cool/uxlshxkkye
A powerful reflection from our COO, Heather Knoxville, on why letting go can be an act of solidarity.
🔗 Read the full article here: https://f.mtr.cool/uxlshxkkye
This Sunday: a care-centered Day of Action.
We’ll cover key Supreme Court cases, take collective action together, & make space for sustainability — because burning out doesn’t protect anyone.
Register here, space is limited: https://f.mtr.cool/ltctjaddcz
We’ll cover key Supreme Court cases, take collective action together, & make space for sustainability — because burning out doesn’t protect anyone.
Register here, space is limited: https://f.mtr.cool/ltctjaddcz
January 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
This Sunday: a care-centered Day of Action.
We’ll cover key Supreme Court cases, take collective action together, & make space for sustainability — because burning out doesn’t protect anyone.
Register here, space is limited: https://f.mtr.cool/ltctjaddcz
We’ll cover key Supreme Court cases, take collective action together, & make space for sustainability — because burning out doesn’t protect anyone.
Register here, space is limited: https://f.mtr.cool/ltctjaddcz
We’re organizing a Day of Action in support of 2TIGE lives and inviting in accomplices like you to host something in your own communities.
It can be small.
It can be simple.
You won’t do it alone.
Sign up now.
https://bit.ly/4aWnZLu
It can be small.
It can be simple.
You won’t do it alone.
Sign up now.
https://bit.ly/4aWnZLu
December 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We’re organizing a Day of Action in support of 2TIGE lives and inviting in accomplices like you to host something in your own communities.
It can be small.
It can be simple.
You won’t do it alone.
Sign up now.
https://bit.ly/4aWnZLu
It can be small.
It can be simple.
You won’t do it alone.
Sign up now.
https://bit.ly/4aWnZLu
Christmas Eve panic shopping but make it ✨impactful✨ Shop with our RaiseRight link and support trans lives at no extra cost.
Scan the QR code or start shopping here: https://f.mtr.cool/xpxfrzldhi
Scan the QR code or start shopping here: https://f.mtr.cool/xpxfrzldhi
December 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Christmas Eve panic shopping but make it ✨impactful✨ Shop with our RaiseRight link and support trans lives at no extra cost.
Scan the QR code or start shopping here: https://f.mtr.cool/xpxfrzldhi
Scan the QR code or start shopping here: https://f.mtr.cool/xpxfrzldhi
Supporting your trans loved ones during the holidays doesn’t require perfection.
These 10 reminders are about respect, safety, and showing up in ways that actually matter. Small shifts can make a big difference.
👉 Read the full piece here: https://f.mtr.cool/hxhdyprbrl
These 10 reminders are about respect, safety, and showing up in ways that actually matter. Small shifts can make a big difference.
👉 Read the full piece here: https://f.mtr.cool/hxhdyprbrl
December 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Supporting your trans loved ones during the holidays doesn’t require perfection.
These 10 reminders are about respect, safety, and showing up in ways that actually matter. Small shifts can make a big difference.
👉 Read the full piece here: https://f.mtr.cool/hxhdyprbrl
These 10 reminders are about respect, safety, and showing up in ways that actually matter. Small shifts can make a big difference.
👉 Read the full piece here: https://f.mtr.cool/hxhdyprbrl
Direct cash. Immediate impact.
24 trans folks supported in two weeks.
12 more this week — because community care works.
Text MICROGRANT to 44321 to give, or go here: https://f.mtr.cool/bfwdlejxsw
24 trans folks supported in two weeks.
12 more this week — because community care works.
Text MICROGRANT to 44321 to give, or go here: https://f.mtr.cool/bfwdlejxsw
December 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Direct cash. Immediate impact.
24 trans folks supported in two weeks.
12 more this week — because community care works.
Text MICROGRANT to 44321 to give, or go here: https://f.mtr.cool/bfwdlejxsw
24 trans folks supported in two weeks.
12 more this week — because community care works.
Text MICROGRANT to 44321 to give, or go here: https://f.mtr.cool/bfwdlejxsw
Final microgrant cycle of 2025 is open now (12–6pm CT). Please read all requirements before applying.
Apply if you need it. Share if you can. Donate if you’re able. 💙
Apply: https://f.mtr.cool/cfrsyjchrr
Donate: https://f.mtr.cool/mxvzvqvrsu
Apply if you need it. Share if you can. Donate if you’re able. 💙
Apply: https://f.mtr.cool/cfrsyjchrr
Donate: https://f.mtr.cool/mxvzvqvrsu
December 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Final microgrant cycle of 2025 is open now (12–6pm CT). Please read all requirements before applying.
Apply if you need it. Share if you can. Donate if you’re able. 💙
Apply: https://f.mtr.cool/cfrsyjchrr
Donate: https://f.mtr.cool/mxvzvqvrsu
Apply if you need it. Share if you can. Donate if you’re able. 💙
Apply: https://f.mtr.cool/cfrsyjchrr
Donate: https://f.mtr.cool/mxvzvqvrsu
Another week, another wave of crisis — and mutual aid is how we fight back.
Microgrants open 12–6pm CT today.
Apply if you need it. Share if you know someone who does. Donate if you can.
Apply: https://f.mtr.cool/vxkvwysemx
Donate: https://f.mtr.cool/murdzabich
Microgrants open 12–6pm CT today.
Apply if you need it. Share if you know someone who does. Donate if you can.
Apply: https://f.mtr.cool/vxkvwysemx
Donate: https://f.mtr.cool/murdzabich
December 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Another week, another wave of crisis — and mutual aid is how we fight back.
Microgrants open 12–6pm CT today.
Apply if you need it. Share if you know someone who does. Donate if you can.
Apply: https://f.mtr.cool/vxkvwysemx
Donate: https://f.mtr.cool/murdzabich
Microgrants open 12–6pm CT today.
Apply if you need it. Share if you know someone who does. Donate if you can.
Apply: https://f.mtr.cool/vxkvwysemx
Donate: https://f.mtr.cool/murdzabich
Week 2 of our Emergency Microgrants Cycle opens MONDAY 12–6pm CT.
If you need it, apply.
If you know someone who needs it, share.
If you can help keep this going, donate.
Text MICROGRANT to 44321 to give. 💜
If you need it, apply.
If you know someone who needs it, share.
If you can help keep this going, donate.
Text MICROGRANT to 44321 to give. 💜
December 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Week 2 of our Emergency Microgrants Cycle opens MONDAY 12–6pm CT.
If you need it, apply.
If you know someone who needs it, share.
If you can help keep this going, donate.
Text MICROGRANT to 44321 to give. 💜
If you need it, apply.
If you know someone who needs it, share.
If you can help keep this going, donate.
Text MICROGRANT to 44321 to give. 💜
587 people applied for emergency help in 6 hours. We could only fund 12. The need is enormous.
If you want to help trans people stay warm, fed, housed, and safe, this is the moment.
Share. Donate. Boost. Be part of these small miracles. 💛
https://f.mtr.cool/rqnhkkzbas
If you want to help trans people stay warm, fed, housed, and safe, this is the moment.
Share. Donate. Boost. Be part of these small miracles. 💛
https://f.mtr.cool/rqnhkkzbas
December 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
587 people applied for emergency help in 6 hours. We could only fund 12. The need is enormous.
If you want to help trans people stay warm, fed, housed, and safe, this is the moment.
Share. Donate. Boost. Be part of these small miracles. 💛
https://f.mtr.cool/rqnhkkzbas
If you want to help trans people stay warm, fed, housed, and safe, this is the moment.
Share. Donate. Boost. Be part of these small miracles. 💛
https://f.mtr.cool/rqnhkkzbas
Emergency microgrants are open 12pm–6pm CT today! $150 for urgent survival needs for 2TIGE adults in the U.S.
Weighted random drawing. One application per week. Please read the rules before applying!
Apply → https://f.mtr.cool/xkpiopqzzs
Donate → text MICROGRANT to 44321.
Weighted random drawing. One application per week. Please read the rules before applying!
Apply → https://f.mtr.cool/xkpiopqzzs
Donate → text MICROGRANT to 44321.
December 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Emergency microgrants are open 12pm–6pm CT today! $150 for urgent survival needs for 2TIGE adults in the U.S.
Weighted random drawing. One application per week. Please read the rules before applying!
Apply → https://f.mtr.cool/xkpiopqzzs
Donate → text MICROGRANT to 44321.
Weighted random drawing. One application per week. Please read the rules before applying!
Apply → https://f.mtr.cool/xkpiopqzzs
Donate → text MICROGRANT to 44321.
Emergency Rapid Response Microgrants open MONDAY at 12pm CT.
36 microgrants of $150 for urgent needs (food, meds, housing, utilities, safety).
Read all rules on the slides before applying.
Donate to support the program: transempowerment.org/microgrants 💖
36 microgrants of $150 for urgent needs (food, meds, housing, utilities, safety).
Read all rules on the slides before applying.
Donate to support the program: transempowerment.org/microgrants 💖
December 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Emergency Rapid Response Microgrants open MONDAY at 12pm CT.
36 microgrants of $150 for urgent needs (food, meds, housing, utilities, safety).
Read all rules on the slides before applying.
Donate to support the program: transempowerment.org/microgrants 💖
36 microgrants of $150 for urgent needs (food, meds, housing, utilities, safety).
Read all rules on the slides before applying.
Donate to support the program: transempowerment.org/microgrants 💖
Support trans lives this Giving Tuesday.
Your donation provides safety, shelter, community, and hope.
Text TEP2025 to 44321 or scan the QR code to give.
Your donation provides safety, shelter, community, and hope.
Text TEP2025 to 44321 or scan the QR code to give.
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Support trans lives this Giving Tuesday.
Your donation provides safety, shelter, community, and hope.
Text TEP2025 to 44321 or scan the QR code to give.
Your donation provides safety, shelter, community, and hope.
Text TEP2025 to 44321 or scan the QR code to give.
Holiday shopping on your mind? When you shop or buy gift cards through RaiseRight, a percentage comes back to TEP at no extra cost to you. Shop through our link and turn your holiday shopping into community care.
➡️ bit.ly/TEPraiseright
➡️ bit.ly/TEPraiseright
December 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Holiday shopping on your mind? When you shop or buy gift cards through RaiseRight, a percentage comes back to TEP at no extra cost to you. Shop through our link and turn your holiday shopping into community care.
➡️ bit.ly/TEPraiseright
➡️ bit.ly/TEPraiseright
Today on World AIDS Day, we honor our 2TIGE siblings living with HIV, remember those we’ve lost, and recommit to fighting stigma, discrimination, and inequity.
Everyone deserves care, dignity, and a future where we all thrive.
Everyone deserves care, dignity, and a future where we all thrive.
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Today on World AIDS Day, we honor our 2TIGE siblings living with HIV, remember those we’ve lost, and recommit to fighting stigma, discrimination, and inequity.
Everyone deserves care, dignity, and a future where we all thrive.
Everyone deserves care, dignity, and a future where we all thrive.
For many Indigenous people, today isn’t Thanksgiving — it’s ThanksTaking or the National Day of Mourning. The holiday’s roots are in genocide and colonial violence, not peace.
Honor truth. Listen to Native voices.
Read more → https://f.mtr.cool/wokbpimezm
Honor truth. Listen to Native voices.
Read more → https://f.mtr.cool/wokbpimezm
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
For many Indigenous people, today isn’t Thanksgiving — it’s ThanksTaking or the National Day of Mourning. The holiday’s roots are in genocide and colonial violence, not peace.
Honor truth. Listen to Native voices.
Read more → https://f.mtr.cool/wokbpimezm
Honor truth. Listen to Native voices.
Read more → https://f.mtr.cool/wokbpimezm
Your holiday shopping can do more than cross names off a list — it can support trans safety, joy, and liberation. 💙✨Buy your gift cards or shop online through RaiseRight and a % comes straight back to TEP at no extra cost.
Shop here: https://f.mtr.cool/xntfttmmov
Shop here: https://f.mtr.cool/xntfttmmov
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Your holiday shopping can do more than cross names off a list — it can support trans safety, joy, and liberation. 💙✨Buy your gift cards or shop online through RaiseRight and a % comes straight back to TEP at no extra cost.
Shop here: https://f.mtr.cool/xntfttmmov
Shop here: https://f.mtr.cool/xntfttmmov
17 creators brought the magic this October, raising funds and visibility for 2TIGE folks. ✨
Today we honor the streamers who shone the brightest — our 2025 Superlative Winners! Think you’ve got streamer magic? Join us: transempowerment.org/stream-with-us
Today we honor the streamers who shone the brightest — our 2025 Superlative Winners! Think you’ve got streamer magic? Join us: transempowerment.org/stream-with-us
November 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
17 creators brought the magic this October, raising funds and visibility for 2TIGE folks. ✨
Today we honor the streamers who shone the brightest — our 2025 Superlative Winners! Think you’ve got streamer magic? Join us: transempowerment.org/stream-with-us
Today we honor the streamers who shone the brightest — our 2025 Superlative Winners! Think you’ve got streamer magic? Join us: transempowerment.org/stream-with-us
Today we honor the trans and gender-expansive lives we lost this year, and we make space for the countless others whose names we’ll never know. May their memories fuel our fight for the living.
#TDOR #TDOR2025 #TransLivesMatter #WeDeserveToThrive
#TDOR #TDOR2025 #TransLivesMatter #WeDeserveToThrive
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Today we honor the trans and gender-expansive lives we lost this year, and we make space for the countless others whose names we’ll never know. May their memories fuel our fight for the living.
#TDOR #TDOR2025 #TransLivesMatter #WeDeserveToThrive
#TDOR #TDOR2025 #TransLivesMatter #WeDeserveToThrive
Jack, our founder/ED, is here with a gentle reminder: awareness is cute, but it’s not enough. Trans people deserve safety, resources, & a community that shows up.
This TWOA, we’re calling you in: learn, share, & take real steps to protect trans lives. Join us: https://f.mtr.cool/zpeaadpavr
This TWOA, we’re calling you in: learn, share, & take real steps to protect trans lives. Join us: https://f.mtr.cool/zpeaadpavr
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Jack, our founder/ED, is here with a gentle reminder: awareness is cute, but it’s not enough. Trans people deserve safety, resources, & a community that shows up.
This TWOA, we’re calling you in: learn, share, & take real steps to protect trans lives. Join us: https://f.mtr.cool/zpeaadpavr
This TWOA, we’re calling you in: learn, share, & take real steps to protect trans lives. Join us: https://f.mtr.cool/zpeaadpavr