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The Trans Housing Coalition (THC) arose from a GoFundMe started by Jesse Pratt López in mid-December 2019 to help a small group of Black Trans women she had met through ReVon Michaels López, pictured below.
ReVon is a Sagittarius with a huge smile and laugh, and an even bigger appetite. I met her when she was strutting down the sidewalk in front of a Publix in downtown Atlanta. She was wrapped in a large blanket; her wig haphazardly placed upon her head and her curls as big as her smile. She asked if I could spare some change. I was about to tell her no, I don’t carry cash and I’m broke. But when I took a closer look, I realized at that moment that I was seeing my sister. My Trans sister. One of the Gurlz. A T-Slur as the same men who chase after us like to call us.
She also didn’t know I was Trans, and when we started talking she told me she thought I was the “real fish,” a term trans women use to refer to cisgender women. I instantly felt a connection with her. I told her she looked beautiful and that I would be right back with some cash and a sandwich. When I returned she was so happy to see me. I asked her if I could take her picture with my phone, because I did not want to forget her.
I would come back every couple of days to visit ReVon, or she would come to my house. We hung out, shared food, and she introduced me to the other girls who live and do sex work on the “Hoe Stroll” off of Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia.

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🏠🏳️‍⚧️ HOUSING IS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE. When we talk about reproductive justice, we often think about access to healthcare, bodily autonomy, and the right to make decisions about our own bodies. But what about the right to have a safe place to call home? Reproductive justice is about more than the right to have children or not have children. It’s also about the right to raise families in safe, healthy, and sustainable communities. For transgender and gender-nonconforming people, homelessness can create additional barriers to reproductive healthcare, increase vulnerability to violence, and limit the freedom to make decisions about their own bodies without compromising their safety. Because how can we truly talk about reproductive freedom when people don’t have the freedom to live somewhere safe? At Trans Housing Coalition, we understand that housing justice and reproductive justice are deeply connected. By helping our community access stable housing, affirming healthcare resources, and supportive services, we’re helping create the foundation for people to exercise bodily autonomy, build families, and live with dignity. This is the third installment of our “HOUSING IS...” series, where we’re exploring how housing intersects with the issues impacting our communities every day. Reproductive justice is rooted in a movement founded by Black women, and its vision reminds us that justice isn’t simply about having rights. It’s about having the resources and conditions necessary to exercise them. 💗 You cannot have reproductive freedom without the freedom to live somewhere safe. Support trans housing. Protect trans lives. 🔗 Learn more or support our work at the link in our bio #ReproductiveJustice #HousingJustice #BodilyAutonomy #BlackTransLivesMatter

HOUSING IS VIOLENCE PREVENTION. 🏠🏳️‍⚧️ For transgender and gender-nonconforming people, having a safe place to call home is about more than stability. It can be a matter of survival. Too often, our community faces violence not only on the streets, but within the very systems meant to provide protection. Discrimination in shelters, harassment, unsafe placements, and the lack of affirming housing options can leave trans people with an impossible choice: remain in an unsafe environment or risk having nowhere to go. And for Black and multiracial trans people, the intersections of racism, transphobia, and housing insecurity can create even greater barriers to safety. No one should have to choose between shelter and safety. At Trans Housing Coalition, we believe housing is a fundamental part of violence prevention. Because when people have access to safe, stable, and affirming housing, they have more opportunities to live freely, build community, and thrive. This is part two of our HOUSING IS... series, exploring how housing connects to the issues impacting our communities every day. 💗 Support trans housing. Protect trans lives. 🔗 Learn more or donate at the link in our bio. #HousingIs #HousingIsViolencePrevention #TransHousing #HousingJustice #EndHomelessness

HOUSING IS HIV PREVENTION. 🏠🏳️‍⚧️ Housing is more than four walls and a roof. It’s healthcare. It’s safety. It’s stability. And for transgender and gender-nonconforming people, it can be the difference between accessing lifesaving care and going without it. Globally, transgender people face disproportionately high rates of HIV. But the conversation cannot stop at HIV prevention without addressing one of the barriers to healthcare: homelessness. When someone is worried about where they’ll sleep tonight, accessing HIV testing, getting to medical appointments, staying consistent with treatment, or obtaining PrEP can become significantly more difficult. At Trans Housing Coalition, we know that housing and healthcare are deeply connected. That’s why our work goes beyond helping people find a place to live. We connect our community to long-term housing, HIV prevention and treatment services, affirming healthcare, and the supportive resources needed to thrive. You cannot separate housing justice from health justice. This is the first installment of our new HOUSING IS... series, where we’ll explore how housing intersects with public health, violence prevention, reproductive justice, climate justice, and liberation. Because housing isn’t just about having somewhere to sleep. It’s about having the opportunity to live. 💗 Support trans housing. Protect trans lives. 🔗 Donate or learn more at the link in our bio. #HousingIs #HousingIsHIVPrevention #TransHealth #HousingJustice #TransLivesMatter

A little glimpse into the people and community behind Trans Housing Coalition. 🩷 Behind every housing placement, every appointment, and every milestone are real people showing up for one another. Some days that looks like navigating housing systems. Other days it’s sharing a laugh, celebrating a win, or simply making sure someone knows they aren’t alone. We’re grateful for our staff, our clients, and the community that continues to make this work possible. We haven’t made a donation ask in a little while, but the need for our work hasn’t slowed down. If you’ve been looking for a way to support trans people in Atlanta, we’d love for you to invest in the work we’re doing every day. Make a donation through the link in our bio. 🏠

Pride weekend may be over, but protecting trans people takes all year. 💗 For a limited time, when you support Trans Housing Coalition, we’re sending a little THC merch your way while supplies last: Donate $10 and over → receive a free Protect the Dolls tote bag Donate $40 and over → receive a free Protect Trans Lives T-shirt Your donation helps us continue opening doors for trans and gender-nonconforming people in Atlanta through housing navigation, supportive services, emergency assistance, and connection to care. Use the link in our bio to donate. When you donate, make sure to include your full mailing address so we can ship your merch directly to you. For T-shirts, please include your shirt size as well in leave a comment section :) Limited quantities available, so grab yours while you can. 🗝️ Support trans lives. Open doors. Protect our community. #TransHousingCoalition #ProtectTheDolls #ProtectTransLives #HousingIsPride #SupportTransLives

🏳️‍🌈 Kick off Atlanta Pride with us! Trans Housing Coalition is teaming up with Empowerment Resource Center for a Pride Kickoff centered on care, access, and community. Stop by for free HIV & STD testing, connect with local resources, and receive a gift card while supplies last. 📍 454 Irwin Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30312 🕙 Thursday Oct 8th 10 AM–2 PM Come through, take care of yourself, bring a friend, and start Pride weekend with us. 💗 #AtlantaPride #TransHousingCoalition #EmpowermentResourceCenter #TransHealth #HIVTesting

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! 🧡 This month, we celebrate the history, culture, creativity, and contributions of Hispanic and Latine communities, while uplifting the trans and gender-expansive people whose stories, leadership, and resilience continue to shape our communities. For Trans Housing Coalition, this celebration is also personal. Our own beginnings are rooted in the vision and leadership of our founder, Jesse Pratt Lopez, a Latine trans woman whose commitment to community helped lay the foundation for the work we continue today. From organizing and advocacy to art, care, housing, and community building, trans Hispanic and Latine people have always been part of creating safer, more affirming futures for our communities. We honor those who paved the way, those leading today, and those continuing to build a world where trans people can live with safety, belonging, opportunity, and self-determination. Happy Hispanic Heritage Month from THC. 🏳️‍⚧️✨ #hispanicheritagemonth

Trans people experiencing homelessness do not need to be judged, controlled, or treated like a problem to solve. They deserve to be heard, respected, protected, and supported. True support begins with believing trans people about what they need and recognizing that safety includes privacy, consent, dignity, and access to affirming housing. At Trans Housing Coalition, we center the choices and lived experiences of trans people because housing justice is trans justice. Swipe to learn four meaningful ways you can support trans people experiencing homelessness. Save this post and share it with your community. 🏠🏳️‍⚧️ #TransHousingCoalition #TransHousingJustice #HousingIsAHumanRight #SupportTransPeople #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Black Philanthropy Month recognizes more than financial giving. It also celebrates Black leadership, service, advocacy, and the people building solutions for our communities. This month, we are proud to spotlight Mary Wilson, Executive Director of Trans Housing Coalition. Mary joined THC nearly five years ago as Program Director and later became Executive Director, guiding the organization through an increasingly difficult funding landscape and continued government attacks on trans people. Through it all, Mary has remained committed to advancing THC’s mission and ensuring trans and gender-nonconforming people have access to safe, stable, and affirming housing. We celebrate Mary’s leadership, resilience, and dedication to our community. #BlackPhilanthropyMonth #BlackLeadership #NonprofitLeadership #HousingJustice #TransHousingCoalition

We’re excited to welcome Annie to the Trans Housing Coalition Board of Directors! 🏡✨ Annie is the Chief Program Officer at Partners for HOME, where she works alongside the Atlanta Continuum of Care to strengthen housing solutions, reduce barriers, and improve access to services for people experiencing homelessness. Her background includes permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, and developing stronger systems of support for individuals navigating housing instability. We’re grateful to have her experience, insight, and commitment to creating more equitable housing systems on our board. Outside of work, Annie enjoys gardening with her wife, camping, cooking, watercolor painting, and spending time with their dog, Babka, and cat, Tambourine. 🌱🎨🐾 Please join us in welcoming Annie to the THC Board! 💜 #translivesmatter #transhousingcoalition

We are excited to welcome Opal Gay, Ph.D., to the Trans Housing Coalition Board of Directors! Opal is an artist, social psychologist, organizer, and policy researcher committed to advancing health equity for Black, queer, and transgender communities. They are also an Assistant Professor of Black Studies at City College of New York and the author of the forthcoming book, Black Sheep: Stigma, Power, and Black Nonbinary Identity. Outside of their academic and advocacy work, Opal enjoys poetry, photography, traveling, dancing, movies, and spending time with community. Please join us in welcoming Opal to the THC family! 💜 #boardmemberspotlight #transrightsarehumanrights #housingcrisis #transhousingcoalition #homelessness

🎉 Drag Bingo Night is coming backkkk! 🎉 Join the Atlanta Women’s Affordable Housing Network and Trans Housing Coalition for an evening of bingo, food, drinks, prizes, and unforgettable performances, all while supporting housing stability for Atlanta’s transgender and gender-nonconforming community. 📅 Thursday, August 27, 2026 ⏰ 5:30 PM 📍 Wild Heaven Brewery 1010 White Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 Bring your friends, your best energy, and your game face. Grab your cards, enjoy the show, and get ready to shout BINGO! 🎟️ Get your tickets through the link in our bio. 💛 Can’t attend? You can still support Trans Housing Coalition by making a donation or becoming an event sponsor. #DragBingo #AtlantaEvents #WildHeavenBrewery #transrightsmatter

This is how we ended Pride Month: surrounded by community, connection, resources, and trans joy. 🏳️‍⚧️ We are so grateful to the partner organizations that joined us at our Trans Joy Summer BBQ to table, share resources, and connect directly with our clients and community. This work does not happen in isolation. Housing stability is connected to healthcare, food access, legal support, employment, safety, and so much more. Our partnerships help us support the whole person. Pride Month may be over, but our commitment to showing up for trans communities continues all year long. Thank you @lost.n.found.youth, @southernlegalcenterforyouth, @erc_inc, @avitacareatl, @thap_house, @cfiatlanta and @getinvolvedemory! #TransJoy #TransHousingCoalition #CommunityPartners #HousingJustice #pridemonth

What a day. 💙🏳️‍⚧️ Our Trans Joy Summer BBQ was everything we hoped it would be and more. Clients, community partners, volunteers, and supporters came together for an afternoon filled with food, laughter, music, resources, and genuine connection. Events like these remind us that joy is not separate from our work. It is part of it. For many of the people we serve, spaces where they can simply exist, celebrate, and be surrounded by community are just as important as housing, case management, and basic needs. Everyone deserves moments of joy, belonging, and care. Thank you to every volunteer who showed up, every partner who tabled, every donor who made this possible, and every client who spent the afternoon with us. You made this event a tremendous success. Here’s to building community, celebrating resilience, and creating more moments of trans joy all year long. See yall next year 💙🏳️‍⚧️💛 #TransJoy #CommunityCare #HousingFirst #TransHousingCoalition #Atlanta

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One more door opened. Dorrah has come a long way toward getting their own place. This moment has now come to fruition, and we are so proud of them and all they have overcome to get here. Thank you, Dorrah, for sticking through the hardships and staying focused on your long-term goal of permanent housing. This is what housing justice looks like in real life: first meetings, paperwork, move-in day, and the moment a client gets to walk through a door that leads to safety, stability, and home. At Trans Housing Coalition, every move-in is possible because of community support. Every donation helps us show up with housing navigation, case management, emergency support, and the care our clients deserve. This Pride Month, our Fund the Frontlines: 30 Doors campaign has one goal: sign up one new monthly donor every day for 30 days. Monthly donors help us plan, respond, and keep opening doors long after Pride Month ends. Help us open the next door this Pride. Become a monthly donor today using the link in our bio. #housingjustice #pridemonth #transhousingcoalition #happypride

Pride has always been more than celebration. Pride is protest, protection, and a demand for the resources our communities deserve. Right now, trans led organizations are being asked to do life saving work with a fraction of the funding. For every $100 awarded by U.S. foundations, only 20¢ supports LGBTQ communities, and just 3.5¢ supports trans, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary communities. That is not enough. At Trans Housing Coalition, we know housing is safety. We know Black trans people deserve more than visibility. We deserve investment, stability, care, and futures where our people can live freely. This Pride Month, we are calling on our community, funders, and allies to move beyond rainbow statements and invest directly in trans led housing justice. Give boldly this Pride. Fund trans futures. #happypridemonth #happypride #transhousingcoalition #fundtransfutures #blackpridemonth

Rooted in Home is about building lasting change together. 💜 When you become a monthly donor, you help create stability, safety, and support for trans and gender nonconforming people navigating housing insecurity. No matter the size of your gift, your commitment creates impact that lasts beyond a single moment. Monthly giving helps us plan for the future, respond to urgent needs, and sustain the work of building pathways to housing, resources, and community care. Because lasting change does not happen overnight. It grows through consistency, community, and people like you. No amount is too small. Every monthly gift helps build home. 🏡✨# Use the link in our bio to set up your recurring donation 😁 #MonthlyGiving #blacktranslivesmatter #MutualAid #TransLiberation

Rooted in Home is here. 🏠💗 Monthly giving is one of the strongest roots of our work. When you give each month, you help THC sustain housing support, emergency resources, case management, food access, transportation, and the care our community needs to move from crisis toward stability. No amount is too small. A recurring gift helps us plan ahead, respond faster, and keep showing up for trans people across Atlanta and the South. This is more than a donation. It is community care, housing justice, and solidarity in action. Join our Rooted in Home Monthly Giving Program today. Use the link in our bio to set up a recurring monthly donation. 💙 #RootedInHome #HousingJustice #BlackTransLivesMatter #TransPower #MonthlyGiving

We’re honored to share that Trans Housing Coalition has received a $75,000 award from the Keith Haring Foundation. This investment allows us to continue building safety, stability, and access for trans people across our community. We know that housing is HIV prevention, and this support deepens our ability to respond to the urgent needs of our community, especially across the South where resources remain limited and disparities are high. This funding expands our work to reach more trans people with life-saving support, including housing, care, and HIV-related services and prevention. We are deeply grateful for a partnership that believes in our work and in the power of trans lives. Thank you for standing with us 🤍

Please help us congratulate Starr on being officially housed! 🎉🏡 Originally from Detroit, Starr experienced 5 years of homelessness and faced countless obstacles along the way. Starr worked diligently with her case manager every stepped of the way and determined to get housed. “I’m so thankful to THC and Ms. Anderson. I prayed and prayed for this, stayed patient, and I still can’t believe it.” This moment is a testament to Starr’s strength, dedication, and resilience. And this is just the beginning. Join us in celebrating Starr 💛

Today is Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV), a day dedicated to celebrating the lives, contributions, and resilience of transgender and gender non-conforming people while also raising awareness of the discrimination our community continues to face. TDOV is about more than visibility. It’s about recognizing that trans people are still navigating systemic barriers to housing, healthcare, employment, and safety every single day. At Trans Housing Coalition, we see this reality up close. We work with trans individuals across Atlanta who are experiencing homelessness due to these exact barriers. Through a housing-first model, we provide direct support that moves people from survival to stability, from unsafe conditions into permanent housing. Visibility must be matched with action. If you believe trans people deserve not just to be seen, but to be supported, we invite you to invest in this work. 🔗 Donate through the link in our bio #TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV #transhousing #translivesmatter🏳️‍⚧️

Milestone Monday is here!! ✨ Dorrah has been consistently showing up and accessing resources like our weekly food bags to support her stability. Taking these steps may seem small to some, but they are powerful acts of resilience. We are proud of Dorrah for staying committed to her journey and utilizing the support available to her. 💙 Every milestone matters.

Milestone Monday: Meet D’asia After coming to Trans Housing Coalition nearly two years ago while facing a housing crisis, D’asia has officially moved into her own apartment as of last Friday. D’asia has worked tirelessly toward stability, showing up month after month with persistence, strength, and determination. Through every challenge, she remained committed to building a new future. We are so proud to celebrate this incredible milestone and honored to have walked alongside her on this journey home. 💛🏡 If you would like to help make more milestones like D’asia’s possible, please consider sponsoring a story like this by making a donation through the link in our bio. Your support helps trans community members access safe, stable housing and the care they deserve. 🏳️‍⚧️ #housingjustice #transrightsmatter #blacktranswomenmatter #housingcrisis #transhousingcoalition

Small steps. Big momentum. Ms. T is stepping into the new year supported, resourced, and READY! ✨🏠 From food resources this holiday season 🛒 to a clear plan of action to tackle housing instability, we are so excited to walk into this next chapter together. We are stepping into this year ready to tackle barriers, build stability, and move forward with purpose! #transhealthmatters #housingisahumanright #translivesmatter #blacktranslivesmatter #mutualaid #transhousingcoalition

Happy Holidays from the Trans Housing Coalition 🤍 This season, we are holding so much gratitude after our Transmas Christmas Party with our community. There was laughter, food, music, gifts, and most importantly joy and safety shared in the same space. Moments like this remind us why we do this work and who we do it for. For many of our community members, the holidays can be heavy. Creating space for connection, celebration, and care is part of how we build home together. Thank you to everyone who showed up, donated, volunteered, cooked, danced, and helped make this night possible. We are ending the year grounded in love, resilience, and collective care. Wishing our community warmth, rest, and joy this holiday season 💕🏠🎁 #HappyHolidays #Transmas #TransJoy #ChosenFamily #HousingIsHealthcare #TransHousingCoalition

We are so grateful. Because of you, we raised a little over five thousand dollars on Giving Tuesday. Every gift, every repost, every share, every moment you took to lift up our work made this possible. This was a true community effort and we feel the love. 🤝🏽🏳️‍⚧️ Your support fuels housing, care, and real stability for trans people in Atlanta. None of this is possible without YOU. Giving Tuesday may be over, but there is still time to make an end of year gift and help us close the gap. Every dollar moves us closer to safety, grounding, and belonging for our community. 🏠💜 Thank you for believing in us and believing in our people. #transhousingmatters #givingtuesday

Today we are proud to highlight Ms. Grant, whose strength and determination remind us why this work matters, she is pictured above with her Case Manager Ricardo. Ms. Grant was housed successfully through our program after experiencing chronic homelessness since an early age. Ricardo, our Housing Support and Navigation Manager, shared this reflection about her journey: Why this story matters: Centering Ms. Grant’s story today shows exactly what your Giving Tuesday donations make possible. Every gift helps another member of our community move closer to stability, safety and a home they can call their own.

Twelve hours left and we are pushing hard! Help us get to our halfway mark of $5000 by 3 PM! Every share, every donation, every bit of community support counts. Please share this post, send it to a friend, and donate using the link in our bio! Let’s show up for trans folks in Atlanta today for Giving Tuesday! #givingtuesday #transhealthmatters #transhousingmatters #transmatter #donatenow

🚨 THIS IS IT, ATLANTA! Giving Tuesday is officially LIVE! 🚨 We’re kicking off this global day of generosity with massive hope and an unwavering commitment to our community! This isn’t just another Tuesday—it’s a day to collectively change lives. Every single gift, right now, fuels real, tangible change. A few dollars → groceries and transportation. A little more → a critical week of safety. Together → we build a stable, loving home. 🏡💙 In the face of rising violence and shrinking resources for trans folks across the South, your donation is a lifeline. It lets us show up with CARE, CONSISTENCY, and a PLACE TO LAND. DON’T WAIT! Start your morning by pouring into the work that literally saves lives. TAP THE LINK IN BIO NOW TO KICKSTART THIS DAY OF PURPOSE AND POSSIBILITY! Let’s make this the biggest Giving Tuesday yet! #givingtuesday #givingbacktothecommunity #morethantrans #transrightsarehumanrights

As your Executive Director, I am reaching out with deep intention ahead of Giving Tuesday tomorrow. Your support has carried so many members of our community through moments of crisis, and your generosity continues to open doors where there were none. Even the smallest gift can shift what seems like a small circumstance into a life changing moment for a trans person experiencing homelessness. If you are able, please consider making an early Giving Tuesday gift through the link in our bio. Early giving helps us respond faster and meet needs the moment they arise. With love, Mary Wilson

Thanksgiving carries a complicated history, and we honor the Indigenous communities whose land we gather on. Even in that truth, we take this moment to rest, reflect, and hold our community close. Thank you for supporting Trans Housing Coalition and helping trans people find safety and home. #transhousingcoalition #blacktranslivesmatter #transjoy #housingisahumanright #givingtuesday

Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), we pause to mourn every Transgender and gender non-conforming life violently taken. 💔 We acknowledge the deep, systemic pain caused by hate and policy failure, especially here in the South, where the crisis of violence is tragically immediate. Swipe through this carousel to understand the lethal reality faced by our community, and the urgent need for safe housing. But while we remember those we lost, we also celebrate the powerful, beautiful resilience of those who are still here. We honor the strength of every Trans person fighting for their life, their joy, and their right to exist. You are the reason we fight. To honor their memory, we must fight for the future of the living. Join us in making safety a reality. BE THE MOVEMENT. Your support today is an investment in Trans futures, joy, and survival. #transdayofremembrance #transjoy #blacktranslivesmatter #housingfirst

We are almost two weeks out from Giving Tuesday, and our hearts are already full thinking about the community that has held us through every season. This time of year can feel overwhelming, with so many organizations asking for support, but we hope you keep the Trans Housing Coalition close. The Trans Housing Coalition was created by community members like you. Every step we have taken to move people from crisis to stability has been made possible because you showed up. Your support has never been more needed. If you feel called to make an early gift before Giving Tuesday, you can use the link in our bio. Your generosity helps us continue to provide safety, housing support, and real care to trans and gender nonconforming people in Atlanta! #givingtuesdaynow #transrightsarehumanrights #mutalaid #translivesmatter

🚨 HERE’S THE TEA: Our Lives Are Not Negotiable. 🚨 Political attacks have cost us critical government funding, threatening life-saving housing and care for the trans community. Trans Housing Coalition needs to raise funding this Giving Tuesday to make up the difference and keep our programs running. Every contribution helps close the $150,000 gap created by the federal funding cuts targeting gender-specific and trans-led work. 🫖 Save the date. Sip the truth. Support trans lives. #HeresTheTea #GivingTuesday #TransHousingCoalition #TransLivesMatter #CommunityCare #SpillTheTeaFillTheGap #TransResistance #GivingTuesday #mutalaid —

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