For Immediate Release: September 1, 2023
Contact: Ciora Thomas, ciora.thomas@sisterspgh.org, 412-297-0548
(Pittsburgh) – We are proud to announce that BLAC (Black Liberation Autonomous Collective) is the recipient of our Expanding Your Pride mini-grant, 2023.
BLAC is a Black and predominantly Trans and gender-nonconforming- youth-led collective based in Allegheny County founded in 2021 by Black trans and queer youth. BLAC puts an intentional focus on relationship building, mutual aid, and social justice issues.
The collective plans to use these funds to officially become a corporation and get their new program, Trans-assiance, off the ground. This is a project within BLAC that supplies our Black TGNC siblings with gender-affirming necessities and safety kits.
We want to thank everyone who applied for this grant that was made possible by those who donated to People’s Pride 2023. We cannot do any of this without community.
SisTers PGH is a Black- and Trans-led 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that serves Trans, queer and nonbinary BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) within southwestern Pennsylvania. Learn more at www.sisterspgh.org.
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