State of Emergency

01/01/2026

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Jenkins, a member of the Minneapolis City Council, was the first out transgender African American elected to public office in the U.S.

11/26/2025

CONGRATULATIONS 👏🏽
Sonja Lee, founder & CEO of Lionel Lee Jr. Center for Wellness (LLCW) celebrated in QnotesCarolinas!

LLCW powers State of Emergency and (Trans)parent Magazine. SOENC.org

Sonja Lee of Indian Land, SC, reflects on advocacy, faith, and hope for the LGBTQ+ community from her peaceful home near Charlotte.

11/20/2025

From https://nbjc.org/
We are mourning the loss of Girlalala,
a 21 year old Black transgender woman whose life was taken far too soon. She was a creator and a storyteller whose humor, talent, and courage touched hundreds of thousands of people. Our hearts are with her family and everyone who loved her.

Her death comes during Transgender Awareness Week, a time when our community is already grieving. It is another painful reminder of why protecting Black trans people is urgent and necessary.

As our Director of Public Policy and Programs Victoria Kirby York shared, “It is absolutely devastating to learn about the loss of Girlalala. She was the first transgender person many met through TikTok and likely saved lives by helping people find the words for their own journeys. Her murder is a somber reminder of why building our collective power and investing in the safety of Black trans people is essential.”

We honor her life. We speak her name. We continue the work to protect our Black trans family.

11/20/2025

State of Emergency SOENC.org presents (Trans)parent Magazine Spring 2025 Issue.

As Transgender Awareness Week comes to a close, (Trans)parent Magazine proudly celebrates the resilience, brilliance and lived experiences of Black Trans women & our extended gender-diverse community.
As we uplift stories that deepen understanding and inspire change, we’re thrilled to announce the upcoming Winter Issue—a powerful collection of essays, interviews and visuals that shine light on truth, creativity and the unapologetic beauty of our community.

ENJOY THIS ISSUE & STAY TUNED
The Spring 2026 Issue is in the works—and it’s luminous!

11/13/2025

Gaye Magazine celebrates
⚧️ TRANS AWARENESS WEEK 🏳️‍⚧️

11/06/2025

10/31/2025

Heritage Foundation pushes false claims labeling transgender advocates as “terrorists,” fueling anti-LGBTQ+ hate and misinformation.

10/26/2025

💰Financial Aid for
Gender Affirming Care 🏳️‍⚧️

Point of Pride’s Annual Transgender Surgery Fund is a scholarship-like program that provides direct financial assistance to trans folks who cannot afford their gender-affirming surgery.

10/15/2025

IT IS WITH PROFOUND SADNESS
that House of GG announces the passing of our beloved leader and revolutionary figure in the TLGBQ liberation movement, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy.

Miss Major, 78, passed away on October 13, 2025 in the comfort of her home and surrounded by loved ones in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her enduring legacy is a testament to her resilience, activism, and dedication to creating safe spaces for Black Trans communities and all Trans people–we are eternally grateful for Miss Major’s life, her contributions and how deeply she poured into those she loved.

Miss Major–known as ‘Mama’ to many–was a Black, Trans activist who fought for more than fifty years for trans, gender nonconforming, and LGB community– especially for Black Trans women, trans women of color and those who have survived incarceration and police brutality.

Major’s fierce commitment and intersectional approach to justice brought her to care directly for people with HIV/AIDS in New York in the early 1980s, and later to drive San Francisco’s first mobile needle exchange. As director of the TGI Justice Project, she’d return to prisons as a mentor to her ‘gurls’ inside.

In 2019, she would be powerfully guided by spirit and her vision in search of a family gathering property. House of gg was born out of her dream to build a center that would empower, heal and be a safe haven for Black trans people and movement leaders in the Southern US–a space for our community to take a break, swim, enjoy good food, laugh, listen to music, watch movies, and recharge for the ongoing fight for our lives.

Miss Major fought tirelessly for her people, her love as vast and enduring as the universe she knew herself to be a part of. She was a world builder, a visionary, and unwavering in her devotion to making freedom possible for Black, Trans, formerly and currently incarcerated people as well as the larger trans and LGB community. Because of her, countless new possibilities have been made for all of us to thrive—today and for generations to come.