There is a growing body of scholarship on the disproportionate rates of discrimination and violence against transgender, gender nonbinary, and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people in the Southern United States. There is much less data on which underlying social issues Southern TGNC communities identify as priorities themselves. “The Grapevine: A Southern Trans Report” contains reported data from 135 TGNC across 13 Southern states, including information about their lived experiences and key policy issues that both impact and motivate them.
Primary care and HIV-inclusive care was the top chosen issue across gender identities and racial or ethnic identities. However, more gender nonbinary and gender nonconforming participants chose law enforcement accountability compared to trans women, femmes, trans men, and masculine participants. Three out of four participants identified primary care and HIV-inclusive care as an issue they would mobilize on and change.
CHLP fights stigma and discrimination at the intersection of HIV, race, health status, disability, class, sexuality and gender identity and expression, with a focus on criminal and public health systems. As part of this work, we support movement building that amplifies the power of individuals and communities to mobilize for change rooted in racial, gender and economic justice. We do this through legal advocacy, high-impact policy initiatives, and creation of cross-issue partnerships, networks, and resources.