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About the Program
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The TQPOC program is designed to address the complex, intersectional needs of trans and queer Youth and Young Adults of Color (YYAC). TQYC recognizes that YYAC members face unique challenges at the intersection of their racial, gender, and sexual identities. These challenges often require specialized support and resources that may not be adequately addressed by more generalized programs. As such, TQYC is committed to developing and implementing dedicated programming that specifically caters to the distinct experiences, cultural contexts, and needs of YYAC individuals.
Our TQPOC program takes into account the multifaceted nature of identity and the ways in which different aspects of a person’s identity can intersect to create unique lived experiences. By acknowledging these intersections, we strive to create a more inclusive and supportive environment that validates and empowers YYAC members in all aspects of their identities. This approach allows us to offer more targeted and effective support, addressing issues such as racial discrimination, cultural stigma, and the compounded effects of multiple minority stresses that YYAC individuals may face.
This program also highlights the rich cultural beauty of our YYAC members. It empowers YYAC to build community and co-create spaces that are radically joyous and affirming. Drawing on TQYC’s four core values, this program offers a culturally responsive, antiracist, trauma-informed, and harm-reductive platform for YYAC members to express their most authentic selves creatively.
What we offer
Program Services
Sponsoring Community-Led Projects & Initiatives
We aim to create partnerships with local community projects/initiatives and offer support through financial resources, event collaboration and networking.
01 — Initiative
S.P.I.C.E.
A Fem Queen-led movement toward collective liberation, first empowering the Black trans woman, who exists at multiple intersections of oppression and creates the magic vital to a better world.
02 — Community Dialogue
Socratic Kiki
An environment that centers mutual dialogue and promotes co-creation of new narratives, perspectives, and initiatives made tangible via art, a podcast, and other YYAC-led projects.
03 — Annual Event
Beach Blackout
A free event centering and uplifting Black Trans and Queer people welcoming all who love and support Black Trans and Queer folx, including friends and families.
04 — Mutual Aid
TRP 916
A community-rooted resource equity campaign providing free school, health, recreational, and life-development resources to Sacramento County’s historically-marginalized students and families.
Featured Initiative
S.P.I.C.E.
Operation SPICE (Street Pride Intersectional Community Empowerment) is a Fem Queen-led movement toward collective liberation — within and outside Ballroom — by means of first empowering the Black trans woman, who exists at multiple intersections of oppression, and yet creates the magic that is vital to a better world.
SPICE echoes the legacy of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), the radical political collective that fought for transgender rights while providing shelter and food to LGBTQ youth, founded by Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera in 1970 New York City.
TQYC is a long-term sponsor and collaborator of S.P.I.C.E., committed to sustaining this movement as a cornerstone of our TQPOC program and our collective work toward liberation.
Community Dialogue
SOCRATIC KIKI
TQPOC aims to foster an environment that centers mutual dialogue and promotes the co-creation of new narratives, perspectives, and initiatives — made tangible through various art methods, a podcast, and other YYAC-led projects.
The Socratic Kiki is a space for collective dreaming — where YYAC members engage with intergenerational knowledge, imagine alternative futures, and build the skills to make those futures real.
