We're sending love and gratitude to abortion providers everywhere this #AbortionProviderAppreciationDay and an extra special shoutout to local providers The Womens Centers and @ppsoutheasternpa.bsky.social . Thanks Sex Ed Bakeshop for helping us celebrate these local heroes this year!
On International Women's Day and every day, we are celebrate our grantees, who work towards gender justice for women, femmes, and everyone facing gender-based discrimination year round.
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Sports are about so much more than a game. They’re about confidence, belonging + finding your place. 💛
As SCOTUS considers two cases on whether trans youth can play school sports, remember what this is really about: kids being able to learn life lessons + follow their passions—on and off the field.
Image Text: “All we say to America is, ‘Be true to what you said on paper.’ … Somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of the press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right.” — Martin Luther King Jr. April 3, 1968
Today as we honor Martin Luther King Jr's legacy, we remember especially his commitment to standing up for freedom of speech, assembly and protest, in the name of justice.
#MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #MLKDay2026
Together We Win: Fight for the T in Team Across all races, gender, and backgrounds, our communities will keep fighting for a world where trans youth can thrive, on the field and far beyond it. Oral Arguments for BPJ & Hecox Cases Tuesday January 13, 2026 10 am - 1 pm US Supreme Court
We fight for the T in Team because an injury to one is an injury to all. No matter their races, genders, or backgrounds, our kids should be free to learn and thrive, including trans kids.
Our movement includes all of us.
Image 5: Title: GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: Coalition for Lactation-Friendly Schools Text reads: Learn about the Coalition for Lactation-Friendly Schools and their work to help parenting high schoolers successfully complete their education and raise healthy children. Below the text is a screenshot from the cover of a toolkit created by the Coalition for Lactation-Friendly Schools. It reads “Lacation Support for Students: A How-To-Guide for Schools Administrator Toolkit” to the left is the Coalition for Lactation-Friendly Schools’ logo.
Image 6: Title: ISSUE SPOTLIGHT: Immigration & Gender Justice Text reads: On the surface, immigration might not feel like an inherently gendered issue. However, as is typical with many other marginalized groups women and TGNC people who also happen to be immigrants face additional levels of oppression because of their gender. Below this is an image of two signs being held by participants at a protest or rally. They read “Immigrant Rights are Women’s Rights” and “We are all immigrants” Caption reads: Public domain image by Flickr user takomabibelot
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Image 1: Text reads: Gender Justice Fund Fall 2025 Newsletter Read the full newsletter: www.bit.ly/GJF-Fall2025 Sign up to get future issues in your inbox: www.bit.ly/GJFsubscribe
Image 2 Title: MESSAGE FROM THE Executive Director Text reads: ...we are still in for an uphill battle, but we cannot win that battle if we don’t fight. As for whether or not we will win, to quote Cole Arthur Riley: Our resistance is not predicated on how likely it will be to alter the conscience of the oppressor. We resist to retain our own conscience. And to awaken all others who are still in possession of their own souls.
Image 3: Title: RECENT HIGHLIGHTS September Photo of Farrah Parkes, GJF Executive Director, holding a mic mid-sentence. She is sitting on a plenary stage alongside Saida Agostini-Bostic from Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Raquel Willis from Gender Liberation Network, and Ruth McFarlane from the Ms. Foundation. Caption reads: Executive Director, Farrah Parkes, was part of a plenary session at Feminist Funded, the biannual conference of the Women's Funding Network. Photo of smiling people wearing sashes that say “grantee” standing in front of a backdrop with Gender Justice Fund’s logo. Caption reads: We hosted our annual Trans Resilience Fund celebration for funders, grantees, and committee members. Photo of people at chairs in a room with their attention directed towards one person who is standing and appears to be speaking. Caption reads: We co-hosted a gathering for local sex educators with the Institute on Disabilities at Temple.
Image 4: Title: RECENT HIGHLIGHTS OCTOBER Photo of GJF Executive Director Farrah Parkes with Philadelphia City Council Member Rue Landau holding a document. Caption reads: We received a City Council citation from Councilmember Rue Landau at our 5 Year celebration. Photo of a group of people on stage. In the background is a still shot from the documentary film. The still shot features the film’s title “Heightened Security” and an image of ACLU Lawyer Chase Strangio. Caption reads: We co-sponsored a screening of Sam Feder's Heightened Scrutiny with Cinespeak and the ACLU of PA. Below these photos is the word November Photo of a group of people standing outside. Three are wearing sauce packet costumes that read “Yes!”, “No!”, and “Pleasure Sauce”. Some are holding large cardboard fries, one of which reads “consent”. The others are less legible. Someone in the middle if holding up a giant paper mache rendering of a packet of fries with the following words on the fry container: Consent Freely Given Reversible Informed Embodied Specific Caption reads: We joined with current and former grantees YES!, Educators for Consent Culture, and Body Empowerment Project as well as partners Masculinity Action Project to participate in Spiral Q's Peoplehood Parade.
Our Fall 2025 newsletter is live. Read it in full online here: www.bit.ly/GJF-Fall2025
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We’re closing out our (short) week of gratitude for last month’s event, with this final set of shots of attendees. Friends, funders, donors, grantees, partners… you are all part of our community, and we are so grateful for you.
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As we continue to share our gratitude for last month’s event, we want to thank all the grantees who joined us to celebrate. As our Exec. Director said in her comments, we are nothing without our grantees and their work. Not all grantees are pictured– a few couldn’t make it and some were camera-shy 😊
As we continue to share our gratitude for last month’s event, we want to take a chance to shout-out all our sponsors who helped us make the event a success. Not all are pictured here, but we appreciate you all equally!
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This week, we’re reflecting with gratitude on last month’s event commemorating the 5-year anniversary of our new name and direction. Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing content from that event. First up, a bit of an overview!.
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Image text: Mourn the dead. Fight like hell for the living. - Mother Jones Trans Day of Remembrance & Resilience
Today our hearts are heavy as we remember the trans siblings we have lost. But we are also resolute, as we vow to continue fighting with all our might to protect those still with us and those yet to come.
#TDOR #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransDayOfResilience
Image description: Screenshot of a page from the Funders for LGBTQ Issues website. Their logo is in the top left corner and the menu across the top reads: About, Events & Initiatives, Programs, Research, Membership, Jobs Board, Donate Below that, text reads: Member Spotlight There is a quote from the member spotlight that reads: We know that our movements are more powerful when we're moving in the same direction. On the right is a copy of Gender Justice Fund's logo.
Image description: In the top right corner is Gender Justice Fund's logo. Text at the top reads: Why does Gender Justice Fund believe increasing resources for LGBTQ+ communities is crucial in this moment? Below that is a quotation mark. The text below, which is excerpted from the response to the question reads: ...From Bayard Rustin to Marsha P. Johnson to Alicia Garza, LGBTQ+ leaders have played key roles in major civil rights movements throughout history... ...we need to resource the people and organizations who understand how to build partnerships, how to keep each other safe through community networks and mutual aid, and how to resist in the face of what might seem like impossible odds.
Image description: In the top right corner is Gender Justice Fund's logo. Text at the top reads: If Gender Justice Fund had a mascot, what would it be & why? Below that is a quotation mark. The text below, which is excerpted from the response to the question reads: ...a sassy ant... Ants are small, but they can lift up to 50 times their weight. Like ants, we work hard and everything we do is done in community... Ants are also persistent, strategic, and relentless. Like us, they’re sneaking into the picnics and the tables not meant for us, and trying to get some goodies to take back to their communities... We are always going to show up at philanthropy tables to argue for more inclusion, for more intersectionality, for power sharing, and for our collective liberation.
Thanks @lgbtfunders.bsky.social for having us as the spotlighted member for October 2025! Read the feature in full here: lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/me...
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Large fries made of cardboard with the following words painted on them: - CONSENT - Freely Given - Reversible - Informed - Embodied - Specific
Two people wearing green costumes that look like relish packets. One costume reads "Consent Sauce", the other reads "YES!"
Two people standing in a workshop. Between them is a large McDonald's-style red box with fries sticking out. On the box, the following has been painted: CONSENT Freely Given Reversible Informed Embodied Specific
Our build focused on consent, using the FRIES model, which articulates that consent should be:
- Freely Given
- Reversible
- Informed
- Embodied
- Specific
Thanks Spiral Q for providing a great opportunity for us all to work together and be part of an amazing event!
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Group of people outside on a sunny day. Some are holding large cardboard fries. In the middle a person is holding a large McDonald's-style red box with fries sticking out. Three other people are wearing costumes that look like sauce packets. Instead of names of sauces, the costumes read "YES!", "NO!", and "Pleasure Sauce"
We had a great time working with current and former grantees YES!, Educators for Consent Culture, Girls Justice League, and Body Empowerment Project alongside partners Masculinity Action Project on a build for Spiral Q's 2025 #PeoplehoodParade.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
As we prepare to celebrate 5 years of gender justice tonight, we just want to shout out some of the supporters who helped make this event happen. Big thanks to Julia Stone and Collective Future Fund.
We had a great time at Women's Funding Network's #FeministFunded25 conference. Executive Director, Farrah Parkes, took the plenary stage to discuss trans inclusion with Saida Agostini-Bostic of @lgbtfunders.bsky.social , Ruth McFarlane of @msfoundation.bsky.social, & Raquel Willis of @genderlib.com.
Smiling people in front of a backdrop featuring Gender Justice Fund's logo
Two women speaking at mics and a room of seated people applauding
Smiling people in front of a backdrop featuring Gender Justice Fund's logo
People at tables, a woman laughing at a podium, and a projection screen with the text: Trans Resilience Fund 2021-2025 5 Years of Grantmaking 20 Grantees Funded 49 Grants made $820,000 awarded
We had a blast celebrating with Trans Resilience Fund grantees, committee members, and funders last week. Thanks Councilmember Rue Landau for joining us and Paynter's Platters for excellent catering services.
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