March 31 marks International Trans Day of Visibility! Established in 2010, this day of action celebrates transgender people and amplifies the voices of the transgender community in the face of significant challenges by drawing attention to the ongoing struggle for full equality and recognition. Trans lives in America and beyond are more vulnerable than ever due to rightwing governments’ attacks on human rights, efforts to erase trans and nonbinary people from civic participation, and the increasing obstacles to accessing healthcare, public services, and public spaces. Dr. Bronner’s is proud to support trans-led organizations that are dedicated to trans liberation, both locally and nationally.
Since the change in administration in January 2025, trans rights have decreased dramatically, particularly in the realm of access to public spaces and healthcare. Last year America broke its own record for the sixth consecutive year in number of anti-trans legislation on the federal and state level. A total of 1022 bills were introduced and 126 passed in states across the country. At the federal level with international implications, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee implemented a policy banning transgender women from competing in women’s Olympic events after Executive Order 14201 (published February 2025) forced the issue.
State legislatures have continued or worsened their hostile positions, even in states that were previously considered safe. Kansas, as a particularly harsh example, had already enacted a law banning transgender girls and women from participating in female school sports teams from kindergarten through college, part of a wave of similar policies across the country. However, just last month Kansas lawmakers successfully passed Senate Bill 244 (overriding the governor’s veto) requiring people to use bathrooms in public buildings that correspond to their sex assigned at birth, adding another restriction affecting transgender people’s access to public spaces. In that same bill, the state has prohibited trans people from updating their gender markers on state IDs and invalidated (with no grace period) all Kansas issued documents with previously updated gender markers from the one issued on their birth certificate, suddenly rendering many Kansans unable to legally drive or otherwise travel.
In the face of this grim political landscape, the trans and nonbinary community remains determined to be visible, creative, thriving, and joyful. Visibility is powerful because it challenges misconceptions and helps others understand the diversity of transgender experiences. When trans and nonbinary people are seen in schools, workplaces, media, and government, they are recognized not as stereotypes, but as neighbors, colleagues, friends, and family members. Political leaders like Sarah McBride, Zooey Zephyr, and Danica Roem use their platforms to champion policies on healthcare, civil rights, and economic opportunity, showing how transgender public servants shape policy while inspiring future generations to engage in democracy. Yet, visibility is not only about public figures—it is also found in everyday acts of courage: the student who asks a teacher to use the correct pronouns, the coworker who supports a trans colleague, the community organizer building mutual-aid networks, and the families who offer unconditional love. Across the country, trans-led groups continue to create spaces of safety, advocacy, and joy—organizing events, sharing resources, and ensuring that no one has to navigate their identity alone.
Despite a precarious year when many big-name corporations have quietly pulled funding or sponsorship for Pride events and other LGBTQ+ organizations, Dr. Bronner’s has continued to support grassroots nonprofits who work to protect LGBTQ-+ rights and participate in Pride parades and events nationwide. Dr. Bronner’s sponsored and marched in the National Trans Visibility March and World Pride in June 2025 and is supporting the ACLU Foundation as they defend trans rights in the US Supreme Court. Dr. Bronner’s has also maintained its commitment to small trans-led organizations and projects that are uplifting their communities through advocacy and direct services. We dedicate this work in honor of Dr. Bronner’s former employee, Kaleb Vaughn, a trans Black man whose life was tragically cut short when he died by suicide in 2021.
Dr. Bronner’s has a task force of trans employees dedicated to identifying organizations doing impactful work for the trans community. It is an important focus for us to identify grassroots organizations that support trans people in especially unsafe and under-sourced regions and/or people at the intersection of multiple identities—particularly those who receive less visibility and support, such as BIPOC, incarcerated, and disabled individuals. By uplifting these groups, we ultimately strengthen the entire trans community and contribute to the liberation of all people.
We’re pleased to present the organizations we are supporting this year. Please note that several of our contributions this year are in the form of matching grants, for details on each matching campaign, click the links below.
Familia TQLM
Since 2014, Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement (TQLM) has worked nationally with community members through building community, organizing, advocacy, and education to further their vision of achieving the collective liberation of trans, queer, and gender non-conforming Latine migrants. Their programs have included the LGBTQ Border Project, Healing & Liberation for community members who have experienced incarceration/detention or forced migration, and the 2025 re-launch of their Leadership Circle focusing on supporting individuals working on local and national organizing efforts and building their capacity to continue supporting their communities.
Familia: TQLM’s newest program Barrio Scholars is a narrative project to uplift stories told by and for trans, gender-nonconforming and migrant youth, to empower them and inspire organizing and dialogue. Their newly published 2026 youth written comic—No ICE or Transphobia on Campus—seeks to share those narratives with the barrio and amplify the spirit to take action. We hope it inspires and moves you too!
Instagram @familiatqlm
Gender Advocacy Project (GAP) – North County LGBTQ Resource Center
The Gender Advocacy Project (GAP) at the North County LGBTQ Resource Center provides direct, life-changing support to transgender and gender-diverse individuals across North San Diego County. From legal name change assistance to peer support groups and community events, GAP ensures people have access to the resources and community they need to live fully and authentically. GAP’s Trans Day of Visibility has grown into a powerful community gathering that connects individuals with local resources while creating space for celebration, empowerment, and collective strength.
Dr. Bronner’s is proud to partner with GAP on a matching donation campaign to expand this work. Click here for details.
Instagram @nclgbtqresourcecenter
Gender Illumination
Gender Illumination works toward liberation for trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, and gender nonconforming people using the tools of education, healing, leadership, mentorship, ritual, and community building. Gender Illumination serves to educate the general public, shift cultural narratives, create safer spaces for all to explore gender, and build a world in which multiple genders are celebrated and honored. They are committed to working from a place of intersectionality and acknowledging how racism, sexism, transphobia, ableism, and classism are directly connected. Gender Illumination works to counter the harms of systematic oppression by building upon and creating new systems of liberation. The organization offers a powerful workshop series called “Resilience, Resistance, and Joy: Education to Help Us All Get Thru These Trying Times.” Their foundational programs include one on one mentorship, public speaking, performance, inclusive rituals, healing sessions, and events.
Instagram @genderillumination
Gender Illumination on Facebook
The Okra Project
The Okra Project is a mutual aid collective that seeks to support Black trans people in alleviating the barriers to developing food security, housing security and mental wellness. Originally founded in Brooklyn, NY, they have expanded their support across the US. They have supported the Black trans community through their Winter Utilities Fund, Rides and Meals Fund, mental health support through BetterHelp, Holiday Grocery fund, and more.
Donate directly to help fund the Okra Project here.
Instagram @theokraproject
Trans Empowerment Project
Trans Empowerment Project is dedicated to moving the trans community “out of crisis and into empowerment” by shifting the narrative, building power and improving access to essential resources for the most marginalized in our community. By centering Disabled 2TIGE-BIPOC (2-Spirit, Trans, Intersex, Gender-Expansive members who are also Black, Indigenous, and or People of Color) in creating equitable systems of support, they help ensure the bodily and community health and autonomy of the whole of our society. Their programming includes direct aid in accessing healthcare, employment opportunity and inclusion, mentorship & trainings on allyship and power building, and uplifting trans-told stories. Their Liberation Lab, a 24/7 learning platform, offers trainings on organizing, creating SAFE spaces, and practicing intersectional allyship. (Use our code ALLONE26 for 25% off any training).
Their microgrants program provides direct, no-strings-attached financial support for 2TIGE community members in need (text MICROGRANT to 44321 to contribute to this fund).
Dr. Bronner’s is proud to partner with TEP on a matching donation campaign for Trans Day of Visibility. Click here for details.
Instagram @transempowermentproject
TransFamily Support Services
TransFamily Support Services is a San Diego-based organization dedicated to offering support, guidance, and advocacy for transgender and nonbinary youth and their families nationwide. TFSS employs various strategies such as direct services, education, and advocacy, to fulfill their mission of saving lives by shaping a gender affirming community. This includes hosting family support groups and engagement sessions to foster safe and supportive home environments. They also facilitate peer-to-peer support groups for youth, mentorship programs, and provide assistance with navigating insurance, health, and legal systems. Although their physical presence is in Southern California, they extend many of their support services online to individuals across the United States.
Instagram @transfamilysos
TransVisible Montana
TransVisible Montana is a statewide collective of transgender, non-binary, and two spirit Montanans with support from local organizations and communities. The organization provides leadership development, visibility, and public education through free and low-cost services to expand liberation for all. They value lived experience, decentralized collective power, education for liberation, and anti-racism. They are the only trans specific organization in all of Montana and focus on racial justice work, giving BIPOC members a weighted vote of 1.5. TransVisible Montana offers a free leadership camp exclusively by and for trans, nonbinary, and two spirit Montanans.
Facebook / Instagram @transvisiblemontana
Trans Youth Emergency Project – Campaign for Southern Equality
The Trans Youth Emergency Project housed at the Campaign for Southern Equality, is the only nationwide project providing direct support to families of transgender youth impacted by bans or restrictions on gender-affirming care. The project provides 1-on-1 tailored navigation services and supports families of transgendered youth with grants of $500, renewable four times per year, to help them travel to providers where care remains accessible, which is often hundreds of miles away.
Since 2011, the Campaign for Southern Equality has worked to build a South where LGBTQ+ people are equal in every part of life and are able to live freely and openly. At this critical time, they have expanded upon their regional work to share knowledge, resources and partner with national advocates and local community organizing around the nation.
Instagram @southernequality
