Prison, healthcare and immigration reform all represent important opportunities for transgender communities of color. Transgender women of color are gravely overrepresented in the prison system, and are thirteen times more likely to be raped than the general population in prison.”

When Funders for LGBTQ Issues launched a Racial Equity Campaign in January 2008, our purpose was clear: more dollars for our diverse LGBTQ communities... And now our work has begun paying off. ”