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The grant<\/a> was our first acknowledgement from an institution, which is important for public service projects…The grant<\/a>, to be completely honest, gave me a reinvigoration of hope in this effort when I had sort of lost it. Being a transgender woman anywhere in the world is a pretty difficult journey. Having ideas and perseverance to do them when institutions with resources don\u2019t take your efforts seriously- as a Black trans woman- can make you want to throw in the towel. At times, I asked myself, ‘Why am I committed to this? I have a job, so why am I taking on additional work when I don\u2019t need to be?’ However, I\u2019ve just been completely married to the idea that trans women of color- in particular black transgender women, are not empowered in ways that we could be. Receiving the Pollination Project grant<\/a> reinvigorated my commitment to the vision, and gave me a stronger trajectory to generate and create ideas and newer ways of thinking about this effort to be impactful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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