As we mourn George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and other Black victims of police brutality, those committed to justice should be humbled by the reality that Tony McDade, a 38-year-old Black trans man fatally shot in Florida last week was at least the twelfth Black trans or nonbinary person killed in 2020. It's June. Weeks before McDade died, Nina Pop, a 28-year-old Black trans woman, was murdered in her apartment in Sikeston, Missouri. Her killer has been arrested and charged and awaits trial. Pop didn't die at the hands of the police, but her murder was licensed by the same lack-of-consequences for violence against Black and Black queer people that took McDade and Floyd's lives.

If state-sanctioned violence against Black people is an epidemic in America, Black trans people are at the epicenter. Thus, the specific threats and forms of disenfranchisement that Black trans people face, as well as their current needs, belong at the center of protests and organizing efforts. As we go into Pride month in the midst of an uprising for Black liberation, here are ways to demand justice for and support Black trans people.

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Demand justice for Tony McDade.

A fundraiser set up to support funeral costs and housing for Tony McDade's family has already met its goal and stopped seeking contributions. However, you can text "Tony McDade" to 484848 to demand the arrests of the officers involved and release of body camera footage from the night he died. Here are two petitions for those demands: one hosted on Change.org and one organized by Tallahasse Dream Defenders.

Educate yourself.

Learn the names and stories of trans victims of hate crimes and police violence. Read OutMagazine's Trans Obituaries Project, honoring the trans women of color lost in 2019, and the Human Rights Campaign's most recent report on violence in the trans community.

Donate.

The Okra Project, a New York City organization, has launched mental health funds in honor of both Tony McDade and Nina Pop, which will purchase therapy sessions with licensed Black practitioners for trans people. The Tony Dade Mental Health Recovery Fund will benefit trans men, and the Nina Pop Mental Health Recovery Fund benefits trans women (Okra Project encourages anyone who identifies "under the Transgender umbrella" to apply to the fund which most aligns with their identity). They've contributed $15,00 to each fund and are asking community members to match their totals. People can also donate sessions with their own (Black, licensed) therapists. Donate to both funds here, and apply for sessions at the hyperlinks for each fund above.

The Sylvia Rivera Law Project, founded by trans rights activist and attorney Dean Spade and provides "provides direct representation for low-income transgender people and transgender people of color." Follow here and donate here.

The Marsha P. Johnson Institute provides direct relief to Black trans people. Donate to their COVID-19 relief fund here.

The Black Trans Advocacy Coalition (BTA), a national organization led by Black trans people, dedicated to addressing inequality in health, employment and housing for trans people. They've been providing direct relief to trans communities during the pandemic. Donate here to their COVID-19 community response grant.

Brave Space Alliance is a Black and trans led LGBTQIA center located on the South Side of Chicago. They're offering their space as a shelter, hosting support groups, providing supplies to protestors, and running a crisis pantry. Donate to their pantry here and the COVID-19 trans relief fund (in partnership with the Trans Liberation Collective) here.

Emergency Release Fund pays bail for trans people in New York City. Donate here.

The Black Visions Collective Movement and Legal Fund, a Black, trans and queer-led organization, is helping lead the protests and advocating to defund the police in Minnesota. Donate here.

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Trans Justice Funding Project is a Black, community-ed funding initiative founded in 2012 to support trans justice groups. Donate here.

LGBTQ Freedom Fund posts bail for LGBTQ people in jail or immigration detention. Donate here.

Homeless Black Trans Women Fund is a direct support for Black trans women in Atlanta, many of whom are sex workers and/or homeless to buy food and necessities. Donate here.

Project Safe Philly is a mutual aid/harm reduction group for women, trans and queer people based in Philly that's offering medical and emotional care for protesters. Call their hotline at 866-509-7233 (ext 8) and donate here.

Black Trans Travel Fund is a mutual aid fund providing financial resources for travel for Black trans women in New Jersey and New York. Apply for funding here and donate here.

BlackTransFutures is a mutual aid fund that helps Black trans and gender nonconforming people get their material needs met. Donate here

BlackTransMedia is a group that supports racial and gender-justice related media and education. They're fundraising for community organizers and hosting virtual support groups and town halls about the protests. Follow here and find donation methods here.

Princess Janae Place is an NYC community housing organization led by and for trans people. Donate here.

DecrimNY is a campaign working to decarcerate and destigmatize the sex trade in New York, issues that significantly impact Black trans people in New York state. Donate here.

SAGE Advocacy and Services for LGBTQ Elders is a national organization fighting for fair housing and competent healthcare for elderly queer people. Donate here.

Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative (SNaPCo) is a Black trans-led, broad based collaborative in Atlanta. It builds power of Black trans and queer people to "force systemic divestment from the prison industrial complex and invest in community support." Donate here.

Black AIDs Institute works to fight AIDS in the Black community through policy advocacy and direct services. Donate here.

Trans Lifeline is a peer support and crisis hotline for trans people, that provides small grants for name change fees and incarcerated trans people. Donate here.

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