Believed to be the first transgender person to testify before the US Congress, Frances Thompson was born into slavery in 1840, and went on to became an advocate against sexual violence, and played a pivotal role in securing the civil rights of newly emancipated Black people.

Do you invest in Bitcoin or Ethereum? Dogecoin or Tether? If so, bring that investing savvy over to Stonewall! Starting this Spring, you will be able to make donations of cryptocurrency to benefit our work. Click through to learn more about the process.

Major grantmaking institutions are ceasing funding to critical LGBTQ+ programs and services across the country. Click through to read about the risks these funding shifts pose to our community.

Stonewall’s Board of Directors is growing and glowing! We’ve added a couple brilliant new individuals to our ranks who are moving the needle on progress; even outside of the work they do for Stonewall. Click through to meet Otis Rolley and Suman Chakraborty.

As Black History Month comes to a close, we’re looking ahead to a brilliant Black future! Recently, the Black Futures Fund at Stonewall awarded a grant to pioneering artist, activist, and author, Tourmaline. The grant will be used to fund her upcoming book project: the first-ever major biography on one of the mothers of our movement, Marsha P. Johnson. Read on to learn more about the project and the Black Futures Fund.