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. #genderjusticephilly

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

Check out our report latest on the impact of the Trans Resilience Fund: www.genderjusticephilly.org/news-1/t #genderjusticephilly

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.

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 #5YearsofGenderJustice

Our Summer 2025 newsletter is live! Read it in full here: www.bit.ly/GJF_Sum2025 or sign up here to get the next issue in your inbox: www.bit.ly/GJFsubscribe.

Democratic State Senators Propose Bill To Strengthen Reproductive Freedom in Pennsylvania | “In Pennsylvania, our current law puts regulations around abortion care in the criminal code, and that is absolutely unacceptable. Health care is not a crime,” said State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti. @padems.org

The current Supreme Court continues to undermine the constitutional rights and protections to which women and LGBTQIA people are entitled. We stand with all those fighting to make sure that we all have equal protection under the law. #ProtectTransKids #WeStandWithPlannedParenthood #LGBTQPeopleExist

Yesterday, we gathered for a rich conversation about the state of abortion access 3 years post-Dobbs. Donate to your local abortion providers and/or abortion fund & keep talking about abortion and the devastating impact Dobbs has had in cases like that of Adriana Smith. #abortionishealthcare

To every trans and nonbinary young person: You are real. You are loved. You are free to be yourself, to live boldly, to dream big. You are thriving. You are leading. You are shaping the future. Today hurts, but you are not alone. Not now.Not ever.We see you. We believe in you. We’re with you. Always

We stand in solidarity with trans youth in Tennessee and across the US and condemn SCOTUS' cruel and inhumane decision which goes against the recommendations of the American Medical Assn, the American Pediatric Assn, and other mainstream medical groups. Bodily autonomy is a human right.

Now, more than ever, as we celebrate Pride, we must also commit to fighting every day so that LGBTQIA communities have the rights, resources, safety, and protections they need to be truly free. #genderjusticephilly

We stand with immigrants, refugees, and displaced peoples in the United States and all over the globe and we stand against state-sponsored terror, kidnapping, and family separation.

Last week a devastating bill was passed by the House and is now being considered by the Senate. It would have dire consequences for all Americans, but especially those already most marginalized.

Ready to have fun, win prizes, and support the Trans Resilience fund?! This is the closing event and fundraiser for Masc Ally Month. Registration links for this and other #MascAllyMonth events here: www.genderjusticephilly.org/mam

Just one week left to submit applications for the Trans Resilience Fund! The Trans Resilience Fund provides grants of $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000 for grassroots groups and nonprofit organizations serving trans communities in and around Philly Deadline: 5/23/25 More Info: www.genderjusticephilly.org

The Trans Youth Fellows of Valley Youth House will lead a powerful and interactive training where we’ll unpack the unspoken ways transphobia and rigid gender norms impact everyone. Registration links for this and other #MascAllyMonth events here: www.genderjusticephilly.org/mam

Urge your reps to stand with nonprofits in the tax reconciliation process. Use this link to find your Representative and Senators: www.congress.gov/members/find....

Join MAP for a embodiment workshop with Wilma HotHouse company member, Anthony Martinez-Briggs, where they will deconstruct how the gender binary is violently imposed on bodies. Registration links for this and other #MascAllyMonth events here: www.genderjusticephilly.org/mam

Just two weeks left to submit your applications for the 2025 Trans Resilience Fund! The Trans Resilience Fund provides grants of $5,000, $10,000, or $20,000 for grassroots groups and nonprofit organizations serving trans communities in and around Philly For More Info: www.genderjusticephilly.org

We're SCREAMING congratulations to grantees National Domestic Workers Alliance (PA Chapter), El Comite, Philly Black Worker Project, ROC PA, and their allies on the passage of the POWER Act. #LaborJusticeIsGenderJustice

Did you miss the first two information sessions for the Trans Resilience Fund? A new session has been added on May 13! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Masc Ally Month kicks off on Tuesday 5/6 with a discussion with author Zach Ozma (@zachozma), co-editor of “We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan”. Registration links for this and other #MascAllyMonth events here: www.genderjusticephilly.org/mam

Sign up for an info session to learn more about applying for the #TransResilienceFund Session 1: Monday, May 5, 2025 @ 6:00 PM Session 2: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 @ 10:00 AM Both sessions will be help on Zoom. To register or get more information, visit www.genderjusticephilly.org

May is Masc Ally Month! Throughout May, our partners at the Masculinity Action Project will be hosting events to engage and equip masculine-identified individuals as part of the fight for gender justice. Info here: www.genderjusticephilly.org/mam #MascAllyMonth

We're now accepting applications for the 2025 Trans Resilience Fund. For more information and to apply visit: www.genderjusticephilly.org/trf

We're so excited to be joining YES! for ConsentFest on Saturday 5/3, 12-4pm, in Clark Park! ConsentFest is an outdoors, all-ages celebration of consent in all its forms! There will be activities, vendors, massages, animals to pet, community organizations, Lil Pop Shop popsicles, and more!

Check out what we accomplished in 2024! #genderjusticephilly

We're proud sponsors of Philly #BlackMaternalHealthWeek. Learn more about the week's events and register at oshunfamilycenter.org/event-calend... #BMHW

Our first #FundingForward was a hit. We had a great time sharing with folks about our experience with the #TransResilienceFund and learning from other orgs doing #participatorygrantmaking work. So many thanks to @lgbtfunders.bsky.social for creating a welcoming, inspiring , and liberatory space.

This #TransDayOfVisibility, we say to those who would erase them that trans people belong EVERYWHERE. Join us in championing trans rights & fighting for trans lives in the Philly region by making a tax-deductible donation to our Trans Resilience Fund givebutter.com/2025TRF Art by @kahyangni #TDOV

This #TransDayOfVisibility, we say to those who would erase them that trans people belong EVERYWHERE. Join us in championing trans rights & fighting for trans lives in the Philly region by making a tax-deductible donation to our Trans Resilience Fund: givebutter.com/2025TRF #TDOV Art by @kahyangni

This #TransDayOfVisibility, we say to those who would erase them that trans people belong EVERYWHERE. Join us in championing trans rights & fighting for trans lives in the Philly region by making a tax-deductible donation to our Trans Resilience Fund givebutter.com/2025TRF #TDOV Art by @kahyangni

For the first time in 20 years, the pay gap is actually GROWING. We need pay equity now more than ever! #EqualPayDay

We'll be presenting about the #TransResilienceFund at the @lgbtfunders.bsky.social conference, Funding Forward, in Houston! Exec. Director, Farrah Parkes & board members Naiymah Sanchez & Janis Stacy will be joined by Jasper Liem from grantee organization @atticyouthcenter.org. See you there!

We're grateful for abortion providers all over the world and want to send some extra special love to local providers @ppsoutheasternpa.bsky.social, The Women's Centers, and We Take Care of Us this #AbortionProviderAppreciationDay. #celebrateabortionproviders

This International Women's Day, we are especially grateful for our grantees, who work towards gender justice for women, femmes, and everyone facing gender-based discrimination every day. #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay #InternationalWomensDay2025

We sent an open letter today with @womenslawproject.bsky.social to the executive director and board of PIAA, stating that their revised policies & recent statements on transgender student athletes’ participation in middle & high school athletics violate state & federal law. More here buff.ly/WhCljse

⚖️🏳️‍⚧️🗣️Transgender Pennsylvanians have legal rights that fear-mongering rhetoric alone cannot take away, and we will work to defend them!

Last month the PA Interscholastic Athletic Association removed the "Transgender Policy" from its manual. Thanks to grantees @womenslawproject.bsky.social , @edlawcenterpa.bsky.social‬, and and their allies for calling on PIAA to protect trans student athletes. Full letter: buff.ly/Rkxg5sx

Shout-out to our grantee Women's Community Revitalization Project and their partners in the Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Communities for their continued efforts to push for real affordable housing. Check out photos and news clippings from the hearing they helped organize last week.

Being coerced back to work 10 days after giving birth is ridiculous & dangerous regardless of your political affiliation. Glad to see bipartisan support here - but will we see it at the vote??

As lawsuits against the administration unfold, judges have dismissed and questioned the legal arguments supporting these orders while pointing to the larger effect of the Trump administration’s actions: the attempted erasure of trans people as a whole.

Unrig the Game is a playbook for movement building, a gathering of wisdom from 45+ women of color leaders in the US, and a tool that will help us achieve collective liberation. We can’t wait to see Vanessa (@vanessapriyadaniel.bsky.social) in Philly on 3/10 More info here: buff.ly/436Amks

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Young people have the right to abortion care in Pennsylvania w/o a parent's consent if they go through a court proceeding called judicial bypass. WLP attorneys can help at no cost. www.womenslawproject.org/judicial-byp...

“We are not backing down,” said @womenslawproject.bsky.social Executive Director Susan J. Frietsche. “We think the ability to make autonomous reproductive decisions is really at the heart of liberty, and this is not a right we’re going to give up.”

We don't usually do Hallmark holidays but at a time when so much of our public policy and rhetoric is rooted in hate and fearmongering, we wanted to take a moment to love on on those on the receiving end of hateful attacks, as well as those who share our vision for a more just and inclusive world.