If you’ve been online at all lately, you already know this:
everything feels loud. And not in a fun way.
The hate is loud.
The fear is loud.
The doom scroll never shuts up.
And for 2TIGE (Two Spirit, Trans, Intersex, and Gender Expansive) folks, that noise isn’t just annoying — it seeps into our bodies, our nervous systems, our sense of safety. It makes rest feel impossible and joy feel irresponsible.
So we’re choosing something different.
From Feb 17–22, we’re bringing back Louder With Love — a Twitch-based fundraising week rooted in joy, care, and showing up for each other without pretending things aren’t hard.
Not toxic positivity.
Not “good vibes only.”
Just… love, but loud enough to actually matter.
What Louder With Love Looks Like in Real Life
Louder With Love is simple on purpose.
Streamers show up on Twitch and do what they already do — play games, chat, create — and we invite their communities to help fund real support for Trans Empowerment Project and the 2TIGE folks we serve.
You can:
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Run a dedicated fundraising stream
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Add a donation goal to a regular stream
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Raid, boost, or hype someone else’s stream
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Or just help spread the word
We provide optional overlays, graphics, chat commands, and support so no one has to build this from scratch.
This isn’t about doing the most.
It’s about doing something, together.
Let’s Be Honest for a Minute
We already have a few streamers signed up. They’re great. We love them.
And, we need to say this plainly, but that won’t be enough.
Our streaming program needs to bring in about $90,000 this year to keep Trans Empowerment Project running at the level our community needs. Louder With Love is the first of five fundraising events we’re rolling out to try to get there. If this one doesn’t land, everything else gets harder.
We can’t get there on small streams alone, no matter how much heart is in them.
We need creators with bigger audiences to help us — even if it’s just for one stream.
How & Why We’re Inviting Streamers to Get SAFE
As part of Louder With Love, we’re inviting streamers to become SAFE-certified through our SAFE Stream training.
SAFE stands for Supportive, Accountable, Fair, and Empowering.
It’s not about being perfect. It’s about being honest. About saying, “If harm happens here, I won’t ignore it.”
SAFE-certified streamers get:
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A badge or certificate they can display
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Language to explain what SAFE means to their community
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A way to signal care without making big promises they can’t keep
For 2TIGE folks who are constantly weighing whether a space is worth the risk, that signal matters.
Why We’re Asking You to Show Up
We don’t love having to say this part, but we’re not going to dance around it.
If we don’t hit our fundraising goals this year, our capacity shrinks even further; or we close our doors completely. And the people impacted first are the ones who already have the least room to absorb another loss.
We’re not asking anyone to save us.
We are asking people with reach to show up with us. Because love, rooted in resources, is the only way we will keep our doors open this year.
Want to Join Us?
📅 Feb 17–22
🎮 On Twitch
💜 Join at the level that makes sense for you
👉 Sign up here:
https://linkto.transempowerment.org/LWL26
We’ll bring the tools.
You bring your voice.
Let’s get #LouderWithLove together!
A Note for Creators with 10k+ Followers
This part’s for you.
We know your inbox is full. We know you get asked to support causes all the time. And we know saying yes to everything would burn you out fast.
So here’s the honest version.
One stream from a creator with your reach can do what dozens of smaller streams simply can’t. It can fund weeks of community support. It can keep training programs running. It can mean the difference between “we’ll try again later” and “we’re still here.”
We’re not asking for a long-term commitment.
We’re not asking you to carry this alone.
We’re asking for one moment of shared effort.
If you care about building safer internet spaces.
If you care about Trans folks having places to land.
If you’ve ever wondered how to use your platform without it feeling performative…
This is a way to do that.
Join us for Louder With Love, Feb 17–22.
Even one stream helps more than you know.
