Building the Inclusive Future We All Deserve
Trans Empowerment Project is a grassroots nonprofit building real, lasting support for disabled Two-Spirit, Trans, Intersex, and Gender Expansive communities of color, through direct aid, justice-rooted training, and the radical belief that we all deserve to thrive.
$200 funds one micro-grant. $1000 fuels five lives.
Become a Sponsor
It only takes $17/month to ensure that one of our community members receives a microgrant!
Requests for aid are climbing
We received over 1420 applications for emergency assistance funding across 3 micro-grant cycles in 2025.
In 2026 we’ve already seen over 1200 applicants apply for just 1 cycle.
That’s not an accident. It’s a consequence of the attacks against our lives.
Creating Safety
TEP not only provides microgrants. We also create community connections to help our folks find the resources they need and deserve, in order to be able to live their best lives.
Every applicant gets an invite so that we can ensure no one has to do this alone, ever again.
Liberation Lab
The place to experiment, build, and grow power
Train Here. Lead Everywhere.
In 2016, we watched decades of hard-won equity get erased almost overnight. The attacks haven’t stopped since. And yes, it’s exhausting. That’s the point.
TEP exists because our community kept telling us the same story: isolation, dysphoria, depression, and the crushing feeling of fighting just to exist.
We decided to stop fighting for permission and to start building the future we deserve. One where 2TIGE-BIPOC people don’t just survive; we thrive. Out of spite. Out of solidarity. Together.
Liberation Lab is TEP’s training space — built for organizers, allies, educators, and anyone ready to turn good intentions into real action.
Every course is justice-rooted, community-centered, and taught by people who live this work. When you get trained here, you’re not just leveling up your skills. You’re directly funding support for the 2TIGE-BIPOC community.
Start where you are. We’ll meet you there.
They want us overwhelmed. We're getting organized.
Across the country, politicians and bigoted billionaires, are targeting Trans lives, healthcare, schools, public spaces, and our ability to exist safely in our own communities.
We could keep counting every attack. Or we can count something else.
- The people organizing clothing swaps.
- The neighbors putting resources directly into Trans hands.
- The Street Teams making our presence impossible to ignore.
- The people learning how to organize, bringing others with them, and building power where they live, work, and play.
Our power doesn’t live in bill trackers or bathrooms.
It lives in us.
You don’t need to be an “activist” to organize.
You only need to care enough to show up, learn something, and to do something with that learning.
TEP organizers take real action in their communities, from hosting clothing swaps and distributing resources to joining campaigns, building local teams, sharing stories, and creating visibility for 2TIGE people everywhere.
We’ll give you tools, training, campaigns, and people to organize alongside.
You bring yourself.
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Events
october, 2026
Recent Updates
Camp Chaos Recap 2025
🎉 One Week, One Camp, One Incredible Community! 🌈🔥 From June 23–29, 2025, we gathered around the digital campfire for Camp Chaos, a week-long livestreaming event full of heart, humor, and generosity. Together, our community showed up in full force to support Trans...
Camp Chaos Schedule
Welcome to Camp Chaos, where the games are wild, the vibes are high, and the counselors are raising funds for an incredible cause all week long! Get to know some of the amazing streamers leading the camp fun by watching our Meet the Counselors video below: 🎮 Raid...
Camp Chaos Is Coming: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
🏕️ What Is Camp Chaos? Camp Chaos is a 7-day Twitch charity raid train, from June 23–29, we’re uniting the Twitch community to raise $50,000 in support of essential programs that empower some of the most marginalized members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Together, we’re...
5 Game-Changing Insights from Our Ally Academy Training
In a world where understanding and empathy are more crucial than ever, our recent Ally Academy training called Privilege and Power -Understanding Your Role in Oppression offered a wealth of insights. Whether you're a seasoned advocate or just beginning your journey,...
[Community Contributor] In Solidarity With Trans Refugees in East Africa
As we celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility in 2025, I want to take a moment to highlight a painful reality that often goes unnoticed—the horrific situation of transgender individuals who flee their home countries seeking safety, only to find themselves trapped in...
Gender Jargon – List of Terms to Know
2TIGE - Two-Spirit, Trans, Intersex and Gender-Expansive 2TIGE-BIPOC – Two-Spirit, Trans, Intersex and Gender-Expansive Black and Indigenous People of Color Agender - Lacking gender; included in the definitions of non-binary because it falls outside of the binary...





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