NC lawmakers are attacking transgender youth – but we know that a majority of North Carolinians love and support trans youth.
It’s time to show our support.
How to Support Trans Youth
North Carolinians across the state support transgender equality – can you show support in your community? Click here to learn how to organize an event.
Host a Rally
Spread the Word
The Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project helps families identify out-of-state healthcare and provides emergency funding. Click here to spread the word about this project.
You can support trans youth and their families directly by making a donation to the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project.
Make a Donation
Get Support for Trans Youth
Get Support for Trans Youth
Families of Trans Youth: Access Resources
As we grapple with the passage of HB808, which prohibits the initiation of gender-affirming care for trans youth under 18, the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project is here to help. Learn more and request resources here.
organize an event
Want to organize an event supporting transgender youth in your city or town? Let us know you’re interested, and we’ll get you some tools and resources to help you get started. We are calling for peaceful, non-violent gatherings of community and protest.
Fill out this form and our team will get in touch to see how we can help, including by getting you signage, organizing toolkits, and/or an NC is Ready Organizing Grant of $250 to support with costs.
Why We Need to support trans youth
Transgender youth are under attack in legislatures across the South and nationwide – and now, anti-transgender forces have descended on North Carolina, passing three anti-LGBTQ+ bills into law. Here are the awful new laws:
Anti-Transgender Healthcare Ban
This bill prohibits the initiation of gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 18. It does not prohibit access to mental health care, and it allows transgender youth who were receiving care as of August 1 to continue receiving that care.
Law Excluding Transgender Students from School Sports
This law directly attacks transgender youth in schools who seek to participate in sports by requiring students on middle, high school, and intercollegiate sport teams to participate in a team aligned with the sex assigned at birth.
North Carolina’s “Don’t Say LGBTQ+”
This law targets educators, healthcare professionals, and LGBTQ+ youth and families, with several major restrictions: (1) mandatory reporting if a child comes out as transgender and gender non-conforming, (2) forcing teachers to make curriculum and lesson plans available for review by parents (3) prohibiting teaching on LGBTQ+ topics in school classroom curriculum from grades K-4.
