Translate Gender
Community Spotlight: August 2024
Who They Are
Translate Gender is a collective-based, consensus-run (501c3) non-profit organization that works to generate community accountability for individuals to self-determine their own genders and gender expressions. They accomplish this through conducting workshops, consultations, mediations, and facilitations of discussions in agencies, organizations, schools, universities, at conferences, and in the workplace.
Their Story
“Across our state we face a youth mental health crisis. This is particularly acute for trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive youth and their families who—even when they can find mental health support—often struggle to find affirming care and counseling staff who reflect their lived experiences. Even in Massachusetts, where we have strong legal protections in place, trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive people—especially people of color—are disproportionately impacted by systems of oppression, policy decisions, and institutionalized discrimination that marginalizes their voices and experiences.”