In this election year, it's been difficult to avoid reading about "trans issues" in the news. But how often do transgender people get to tell those stories?

I joined the Trans Journalists Association in 2020 because I knew the industry I love could do better — and our audiences deserved better. 

Our organization has spent years working to equip journalists with the tools and background they need to report accurately and well on trans communities, while also supporting trans journalists in doing good, rigorous journalism.

That task has never been harder or more important than it is right now.

We're raising $25,000 by December 1, 2026, so we can sustain the resources, programs, and community our members rely on. 

Here’s how your donation — no matter the amount — can help:

- $25 aids timely coverage guidance that informs the whole journalism industry about best practices for covering trans communities and the news that affects us.

- $50 keeps our annual memberships free for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive journalists and students.

- $100 supports the expansion of our Stylebook & Coverage Guide, a tool for journalists to improve news coverage of trans communities, and our Workplace & Holistic Safety Guide, a tool that helps newsroom leaders and allies support trans workers.

- $250 helps us provide low-cost and free training to newsrooms, TJA members, and community groups.

- $500 covers a travel scholarship to attend our inaugural Trans Journalists Summit.

- $750 fortifies our Reporting Fellowship which directly invests in trans storytelling.

- $1,000 fully covers a professional development stipend for a journalist or student.