This includes free HIV Testing/education, access to PrEP/PEP, referrals to medical screenings, and hormone replacement therapy performed by medical professionals. The LGBTQ Freedom Fund predominantly bails out Black and Brown LGBTQ individuals, working with them to ensure they get access to medical services. According to the LGBTQ Freedom Fund, tens of thousands of LGBTQ people are imprisoned because they cannot afford bail, some reasons being immigration status or simply sleeping in public.
This year, we’re excited to announce that our annual Pride fundraiser campaign will be supporting the LGBTQ Freedom Fund, an organization that assists with posting bail to secure the safety of LGBTQ people held in jail or immigrant detention in the U.S. Much of today’s milestones for gay rights is thanks to the efforts of queer BIPOC, but there is still a lot of work to be done. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera amidst the civil-rights movement. The first Pride was the Stonewall Riots in New York in 1969 led by Black and Brown transgender women like Marsha P. Pride and racial justice aren’t mutually exclusive.