March Fundraiser - GLITS!
Our next "Money-raising Monday" fundraiser on March 1st will feature G.L.I.T.S. (Gays & Lesbians Living In a Transgender Society), an essential grassroots organization dedicated to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community on a global scale.
We wanted to share their full mission statement so that y’all can see the incredible work they’re doing, and be inspired to donate as much as you’re able to:
“We approach the health and rights crises faced by transgender sex workers holistically using harm reduction, human rights principles, economic and social justice, along with a commitment to empowerment and pride in finding solutions from our own community. The first issue we address is that of immediate need/crisis support for transgender sex workers, including community members from the NYC area, across the US and globally through supporting asylum seekers from our priority communities. The next issue we address is health care and health resilience for transgender sex workers. We need to address this issue because our community is hypermarginalized and has a profound need for safe sex supplies and free/low-cost health to address both trans specific and holistic needs. We currently work on housing since so many in our G.L.I.T.S.’ community are without stable housing, deepening the cycle of disenfranchisement. G.L.I.T.S. also advocates and educates to ensure health, wellness and inclusion of transgender people in our society and to address the stigmatization and criminalization of trans people because of anti-prostitution/anti-sex work laws.”
