Invest in changing the narrative for trans+ Oklahomans
ID: background of the trans pride flag with text “Change the Narrative this Give Out Day”
The most recent Resource Tracking Report produced by Funders for LGBTQ Issues shows that for every $100 awarded by U.S. foundations in 2023, only 3.5 cents supported transgender, gender non-conforming, and nonbinary (TGNCNBi) communities, which was a decrease from 4.6 cents per $100 awarded in 2022. And in a state like Oklahoma, we know those disparities hit even harder. Even in our own communities, we have work to do to get folks to choose the safety of 2STGNC+ people over their own comfort and proximity to power. It’s why we’ve seen efforts pop up to fundraise on the concept of more moderate approaches to LGB+ advocacy, even as it’s the most marginalized and excluded trans folks under attack.
But even with disinvestment and underinvestment, we’re rewriting the story of trans futures through cross-liberatory work in the present, right here in Oklahoma.
Photo by Alex Delgado. ID: Cole and Solas posed side by side in front of a background of rainbow paper rings.
Every year for give out day, you receive a chorus of outreach asking you to donate to many worthy 2SLGBTQ+ causes. And we know the resource disparities in fundraising, the very nature of the work, means that often these moments continue to exacerbate funding disparities for trans-led and trans-centered organizations like Freedom Oklahoma.
This give out day, you have the chance to change the narrative for 2STGNC+ folks here in Oklahoma. Make this the work you invest in. Help us build the future where every 2STGNC+ person has the safety, resources, and community to thrive, everywhere we call home.
With Gratitude,
Solas