For over 10 years, El/La Para Translatinas has empowered transgender women to educate themselves about risks to their health and safety, support each other in identifying barriers to full participation in society, and find resources to overcome those barriers.
2017 Joy Tomchin Community Grant Awardee Red Light Legal
Red Light Legal is a sex worker-led legal services and community education project based in Oakland. It is their mission to reduce violence the stigma, discrimination, and violence associated with the sex industry, particularly for those who face intersection oppressions due to racism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, and classism. Current projects include ongoing Know Your Rights trainings for sex workers (with an emphasis on the special needs of queer and trans youth,) advanced directive and identity document legal clinics, court support, and an online legal clinic.