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Transpanthers stands for the power of authentic self-expression. Centering trans men of color within our TQ BIPOC community while also uplifting trans women, bisexual, and pansexual individuals, we are committed to creating and nurturing safe, empowering spaces. Our passion is to ensure that every person can embrace their true identity, forge deep connections, drive transformative change, and access the resources they need to thrive!

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Labels and Liberation

Sun Mar 30 / 2025
10:20 AM

Many of our labels that we associate with today were imposed on us by colonialism and their perpetrators. What if we had the chance to choose a name for ourselves and our communities, free from colonial influence? What would that name reveal about our history, culture, and spirit? How can we reclaim or create language that truly resonates with our values and experiences? One term we’ve been reflecting on is Abya Yala, which some Indigenous groups embraced as a way to reconnect with their identity and land to resist the colonial names imposed on them. Let’s keep encouraging ourselves to imagine new possibilities, ones that go beyond what we were forcibly given. Let’s have meaningful conversations within our communities and explore these ideas together. We think about how these very labels imposed on us have always been weaponized to control and dehumanize us. These labels, the stereotypes and their stories they come with have been used against us to deport and exclude us, divide us and silence us. When we invoke our freedom of speech that challenge their imposed narratives, the dissenting thought are used as justifications to cage us and more. The hypocrisy of it all. These recent years has only shown this to become more and more overt. The land of the FREE always had the fine print that only the oppressed were forced to see and feel.


* We appreciate those who have put forth these thoughts, conversations, languages, and tools for decolonization.

P.S. ~ If you're called to grab a journal or piece of paper, feel free to do so. If you'd like to DM us on our Instagram or write us a message we're here for it. We'd love to know how you're doing. This mic-check is about centering you.

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Spotlight

It is essential to honor our own to uplift, educate ourselves, and inspire our community. Our voices and contributions deserve to be seen, heard and celebrated. In recognizing each other, we strengthen the bonds that keep us thriving. We celebrate our people boldly, knowing that every act of recognition is an act of revolution.

image of Gladys Bentley in a white tux and top hat, holding a cane with art-deco style bar in background

Photograph of Gladys Bentley in a white tux and matching top hat, holding a cane with bar in background. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1940. Image from Smithsonian: National Museum of African American History & Culture

Gladys Bentley

Wed Feb 26 / 2025

Gladys Bentley’s story isn’t just about music it’s about resilience, self-expression, and pushing past the limitations society tried to place on her. Born in 1907, Bentley was assigned female at birth, but from an early age, she felt at odds with the expectations placed on her. She envied her brothers, not just because they had privileges she didn’t, but because they could wear the masculine clothing she longed to wear herself. At the same time, she developed a crush on her elementary school teacher something that, in a time when queerness was rarely acknowledged, left her confused about her own feelings. Her parents didn’t understand her, and the world around her didn’t offer the language or support to help her make sense of her identity.

At just 16, Bentley left Philadelphia for New York City, where she found a space that would allow her to be herself. She started out singing at rent parties, adding her own spin to the popular music of the time rewriting lyrics to be more raunchy, more daring.

When one club was looking for male pianists, Bentley didn’t let that stop her. She put on the clothes she had always wanted to wear masculine suits, top hats and took on the role with confidence. But she didn’t just wear the clothes; she made it a performance. She played with masculinity, adding humor and exaggeration while still commanding respect as a musician. In Harlem, she found not just an audience but a home. The neighborhood was a pool of artistic and intellectual expression, a melting pot where Black culture could thrive in all its forms. No matter one’s background, religion, or sexuality, Harlem allowed space for creativity and reinvention and Bentley embodied that spirit completely.

Through her music, her style, and her unapologetic presence, Gladys Bentley challenged the world’s expectations and carved out a space for herself at a time when few did. She remains an icon, not just in queer history but in the legacy of Black artistry and self-determination.

Sources:

Anders, Tisa. “Gladys Bentley (1907-1960) .” Black Past, 28 Mar. 2013, www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/bentley-gladys-1907-1960/. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.

“Gladys Bentley | National Museum of African American History and Culture.” Nmaahc.si.edu, nmaahc.si.edu/gladys-bentley.

Haleema Shah. “The Great Blues Singer Gladys Bentley Broke All the Rules.” Smithsonian, Smithsonian.com, 14 Mar. 2019, www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/great-blues-singer-gladys-bentley-broke-rules-180971708/. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

What's Good

Today

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These Days

April 2025

Every Event
We share is more than just a gathering, it’s a connection. We build relationships with those who create these spaces, honoring the richness of our community. As we step into these moments, we listen, we learn, and we recognize what is needed, what is asked for, and what resonates with us. Above all, we hold space for the safety and visibility of TQ BIPOC individuals, seeking environments where our people are not just present, but truly seen.

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*Identity.
We understand that some of us might not prefer a label, but throughout the site, we reference them to help center different identites and positioning in spaces.

Resources

Resources have long been out of reach for BIPOC communities—add being TQ, and the struggle deepens. We believe access shouldn’t be a battle, but a bridge. We exist to make that bridge stronger, to bring what is needed closer. We deserve to be nourished, to thrive as individuals, and in turn, to pour into each other.

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About

Our Story

Sincere conceptualized Transpanthers as a space to center and uplift trans people of color. In 2018, he recognized the urgent need for trans-centered, BIPOC-led spaces where individuals could express themselves authentically and be supported by those who truly understood their experiences. His passion for community building led him to launch Transpanthers’ Instagram in April 2019, where he began curating resources, sharing affirmations, and highlighting Trans and Queer BIPOC events, artists, and opportunities.

As Sincere was forming the beginnings of Transpanthers, C had been on a parallel journey of participating in spaces to support BLM, BIPOC equity and LGBTQIA liberation – a life’s journey of advocating for BIPOC access to necessary resources. Reflecting a deep connection and realizing a shared vision, Sincere invited C in 2019 to envision and build upon Transpanthers together.

From the first meeting, C emphasized the importance of grounding the collective in shared values and intentions, leading to the creation of the Transpanthers manifesto. This document remains a guiding force, ensuring that all the extensions of our work, voice and approach aligns with core principles of inclusivity, respect, safety, and community strength.

Together, their vision extends globally, fostering international connections and expanding Transpanthers’ reach through community gathering, a resource-driven platform, herbal healing initiatives, shared nourishment, collective art and workshops. With a deep commitment to amplifying marginalized voices, they hope to grow Transpanthers as a platform of empowerment, knowledge-sharing, and collective healing.

Sincere

Sincere’s leadership and dedication to inclusivity, safety, and advocacy is the heart of Transpanthers' conception and growth. Over the years, he has developed a keen understanding of how to secure spaces that ensure both physical and emotional safety for the community. Beyond activism, he believes in healing through community care, leading spoken workshops designed to uplift and empower individuals. He also integrates food and herbal medicine into his healing practices, emphasizing the connection between nourishment, tradition, and well-being. His vision extends globally, fostering international connections and expanding Transpanthers’ reach through herbal healing initiatives, and workshops.

He has a deep niche for designing physical spaces that make everyone feel comfortable, believing that intentional and creative space-making can amplify and unlock important parts of oneself. He also loves creating items and environments that help individuals connect with themselves and/or find a balance between their polarities, fostering a sense of inner harmony.

A poet at heart and a brainstormer of new ways for all people to live with more freedom, authenticity, and joy. Sincere sees beyond what is and envisions what could be. Rooted in creativity and understanding policy this helps shape environments that nature and liberate. With each space he crafts, he not only meets the needs of the present but also reimagines a future where justice is felt, where safety is not a privilege but a promise, and where belonging is not questioned but deeply known. Through his vision, oppressive structures are not just challenged they are undone, making way for something freer, something truer, something built to last.

Sincere moves between worlds where creativity meets strategy, where policy shapes possibility. He does not just build spaces; he breathes life into them, crafting environments where safety is a given, not a privilege. In his vision, oppression unravels, making way for something freer, something fuller a world where belonging is not granted but simply known.

C

As a descendant of refugees and an interactive artist centering cultural preservation, C feels a deep connection to art and creativity as a means of survival and activism. Through interactive installation art, design, creative code, photography, video and sound, C believes art is an embodiment of the necessary practice to reflect, process lived-experience and cultivate space for meaningful dialogue and collective memory. Together, In building Transpanthers with Sincere, C envisions a collective centering community care and action, shared perspective, access to resources, and uplifting the brilliance of our TQ BIPOC communities.

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