TRANS Peer Empowerment Group
Our TRANS Peer Empowerment Group meetings are held in LGBTQ+ safe and friendly space to holistically uplift, deter and help with prevention in keeping members of our community from becoming incarcerated due to sex work, survival crimes, and drug abuse. The TRANS Peer Empowerment group is designed to lower the rate of survival crimes and reduce new cases of HIV that have devastated the trans community over the last decade. Through building self-esteem and solidarity, connecting people to resources, eliminating self-doubt, diminishing shame for being in the trans-body, and promoting social interaction in a non-judgmental safe space we make a can make a difference, and so we have. The TRANS Peer Empowerment group is important because without things programs like this in our community we won't see a difference. When we uplift one another, the possibilities are endless.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the TRANS Peer Empowerment Group?
It is a peer support group hosted by TRANScending Barriers Atlanta that meets in an LGBTQ+ safe and friendly space to holistically uplift community members and help prevent incarceration related to sex work, survival crimes, and drug abuse.
Who is the group for?
The group is designed for members of the transgender community and is built around reducing the rate of survival crimes and new cases of HIV that have devastated the trans community over the last decade.
What happens at a group meeting?
Meetings focus on building self-esteem and solidarity, connecting people to resources, eliminating self-doubt, diminishing shame for being in the trans body, and promoting social interaction in a non-judgmental safe space.
Why is a peer empowerment group important?
As described on this page, without programs like this in the community we won't see a difference. When community members uplift one another, the possibilities are endless.
How can I get involved or learn more?
You can reach TRANScending Barriers Atlanta through the contact page or by email at [email protected], and you can sign up for updates through the mailing list linked in the footer.
Contact Us
📍 P.O. Box 889 Winston, GA 30187