TGI Justice Project
| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Focus | Transgender rights Prisoners' rights |
Area served | California, United States |
| Website | www.tgijp.org |
The Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Justice Project (TGI Justice Project or TGIJP) is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization working to end human rights abuses against transgender, intersex, and gender-variant people, particularly trans women of color in California prisons and detention centers.[1][2][3] Originally led by Black trans activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and Asian American trans man and activist Alexander L. Lee (also the organization's founder),[4] the current executive director of TGIJP is Janetta Johnson, a Black trans woman who was formerly incarcerated in a men's prison.[1][5][6]
In 2016, TGIJP joined Black Lives Matter in withdrawing from the San Francisco Pride Parade, in protest of increased police presence at the event.[7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Us". TGI Justice. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Dommu, Rose (November 21, 2018). "7 Organizations to Support That Aren't the Homophobic Salvation Army". Out. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Madison, Alex (October 7, 2018). "The nation's first trans cultural district is starting to turn ideas into reality". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Nguyen, Stacy (2 July 2020). "Trans rights org founder Alex Lee on activism and importance of Black women leaders". Northwest Asian Weekly. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Chitnis, Rucha (March 8, 2017). "Why Defending Human Rights Is Women's Work". Yes!. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Puglise, Nicole (November 6, 2016). "LGBT prisoners' art exhibit offers voice to the incarcerated – and 'call to action'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Chan, Rosalie (June 25, 2016). "Black Lives Matter Withdraws From San Francisco Pride Parade in Response to Increased Policing". Time. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Najarro, Ileana (June 25, 2016). "Black Lives Matter withdraws from S.F.'s Pride Parade due to increased police presence". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- California prisons grapple with hundreds of transgender inmates requesting new housing (Los Angeles Times, April 5, 2021)
- Trans women are still incarcerated with men and it’s putting their lives at risk (CNN, June 23, 2021)
- California has moved few transgender women out of men’s prisons, despite new law (San Francisco Chronicle, December 20, 2021)
- LGBTQ+ rights groups defend California policy protecting transgender inmates (The Hill, May 10, 2022)
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