From peer support specialists to social media strategists, TRACTION needs volunteers throughout our operations and for service projects in the community. TRACTION is a trans-led service organization. Our mission is to […]
Seeking Volunteers! Read Post »
Now through May 7 – Your donation goes toward uplifting trans+ lives here and now
TRACTION Wants You to Get That GIVING Feeling Read Post »
https://youtu.be/8AQ5cgKe38YJULY 8TH, 2021 at 6:30PM: We’re taking pride back to its roots by honoring the history and contemporary intersectional experiences that Indigenous, Black, and AAPI communities hold on gender! Part 2
Decolonizing Gender, Part II: A Roundtable Discussion Read Post »
https://youtu.be/0YbxpDYu9e0 Join TRACTION, Gender Justice League, Black Trans Task Force, and UTOPIA Washington on June 24th for the first of a two-evening event on Decolonizing Gender. We’ll be unraveling our
Decolonizing Gender with Malcolm Shanks: Part 1 of 2 Read Post »
The 2020 landmark Supreme Court ruling on Title VII of the Equal Rights Act was a historic moment for the transgender and non-binary community, especially….
Know Your Rights at Work: Trans Life in 2021 and Beyond Read Post »
Join TRACTION for a virtual 2021 State of the Trans “Union” with friends from Lavender Rights Project, UTOPIA, Gender Justice League, and Pizza Klatch!
Executive Directors Tobi Hill-Meyer, Jaelynn Scott, Jay Banks, and Operations Manager Donato Fatuesi will be gathering for a lively conversation about where the trans, non-binary, and two spirit community is currently at and where we are headed in 2021.
Community Trans Campfire: 2021 and Beyond Read Post »
Start the new year with some amazing music ♫ Support trans+ artists ♫ Donations appreciated ♫
Vibes ’21: A Virtual Live Music Showcase Read Post »
Join TRACTION for a conversation with Candi Brings Plenty and Stephanie Byers, two community leaders who are reshaping the world for trans, non-binary, and Two Spirits everywhere. Moderator Brooke Wylie will be speaking with them about their lives, their work, and their road towards trans liberation. This conversation is a continued presentation of TRACTION’s ongoing EMERGE Series in partnership with Gender Justice League.
IGNITE the FIGHT: Organizing as Indigenous and Trans / Two Spirit Read Post »
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was founded in 1998 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith—a transgender graphic designer, columnist, and activist—to memorialize the murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts. What initially began as a web-based project has since burgeoned into an international day of action; in 2014, TDORs were observed in over 200 cities around the world.
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2020 with UTOPIA Read Post »
Join TRACTION for our keynote speaker for EMERGE 2020: CANDI BRINGS PLENTY. Candi Brings Plenty is a Queer Indigenous, Non-binary Two Spirit, Oglala Lakota Sioux. They are a protector of the sacred and activist for Indigenous justice. They continue to stand in the face of the colonizer to protect the sacred and Unći Maka.
EMERGE 2020: Two Spirit Existence is Our Resistance Read Post »
