Everybody’s talking about the dolls.
The Black Trans-Led Collective Setting Up Wig Donations for Black Trans Folks, ALLURE
For The Gworls is partnering with makeup artist Julissa Veras to give Black trans folks the quality units they need.
12/02/2021
7 Black LGBT+ Mutual Aid Groups To Support This Pride Month, ESSENCE
6/15/2022
Centering Wellness and Well-Being, For the Gworls Helps Black Transgender People Show Up On Their Own Terms, NEWSONE
Creating cultural experiences and moments of joy in exchange for supporting Black transgender people provides an opportunity to build community.
11/21/2021
Press Release — For The Gworls Announces New Affiliate Offerings for Black Transgender People
11/05/2021
The Best Places To Celebrate Halloween Around The U.S., FORBES
For a fun-filled night out in Manhattan, head to NO BAR at The Standard, East Village between 9:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. on October 30 for Halloween festivities with For The Gworls, an organization that holds lavish fundraising parties to support the Black transgender community.
10/27/2021
Now List 2021: Asanni Armon Is Saving Trans Lives One Party at a Time, THEM
The genderqueer artist and organizer has raised over $1 million for gworls in need.
06/30/2021
Changemakers 2021: Working Toward Wellness, Marie Claire
Physical and mental well-being cannot be separated. These changemakers are working to ensure you have both.
03/10/2021
This Mutual Aid Program Raised Over $1 Million for Black Trans People — It’s Work Isn’t Over, THEM
“Black trans people remain some of the most vulnerable to the inequities of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.”
02/08/2021
For the Gworls Party's Asanni Armon Talks With Joshua Allen, PAPER
I sat down with Asanni Armon, a Brooklyn-based rapper, community organizer and founder of For The Gworls Party to discuss this historic moment in American history…
10/7/2020
The Black transgender push to keep the fight alive at LGBT Pride, BBC
Pride Month has become more of a celebration of LGBT progress than a protest against the inequalities that remain, say protesters who have taken the streets in New York to call for more support for black transgender Americans…
6/26/2020
Asanni Armon’s Collective, For The Gworls, Gives Directly To Black Trans People In Need, Forbes
On July 4, 2019, Asanni Armon threw a party to raise money for two friends who needed help paying rent. When it worked, Armon decided to use the model to help even more people. Their collective, For the Gworls, was born…
6/24/2020
Donate to These Orgs to Support Black Trans People, Vice
Black liberation will never be possible without uplifting and protecting Black transgender people and communities…
6/5/2020
Behind the Fundraisers Saving Queer and Trans Lives During COVID-19, them.us
When the government and religious charities can’t help you, LGBTQ+ people are turning to each other for food, money, and hope…
4/28/2020
How BET Made Black History Month ‘Queer As F**K!’, AdWeek
America's original black cable network strives for LGBTQ inclusivity…
2/27/2020
Asanni Armon On Raising Funds Through Parties, CURINA
For The Gworls is a Black, trans-led collective that curates parties to fundraise for Black transgender people pay for their rent, gender-affirming surgeries, smaller co-pays for medicines/doctor’s visits, and travel assistance to wherever they fill their prescriptions and handle medical visits.
07/02/2021
What Makes Pride: Episodes 4 + 5: Community & Family, PFLAG
What Makes Pride is a 2021 series from PFLAG National, hosted by Melissa Harris-Perry, dedicated to uplifting the work and lives--and sharing the stories--of LGBTQ+ BIPOC people, communities, and grassroots organizations. Episode 4 features and focuses on community organizations and organizers
06/22/2021
Activist Asanni Armon Reminds Us To Show Up For Black Transgender Women, HUFFPOST
Host Shaquille Romblay talks to the founder of For The Gworls about the importance of declaring “Black Trans Lives Matter.
02/26/2021
Anything for the Gworls, Slate
How the Black trans support group jumped from local rent party collective to major mutual aid platform during a year of crisis…
7/23/2020
Here's why Black trans women are essential to both LGBTQ equality and Black Lives Matter movements, Yahoo! Life
This year, Pride month is taking place in the midst of a growing Black Lives Matter revolution…
6/24/2020
Black Trans People Have Been Modeling Mutual Aid Before It Became a Buzzword, Autostraddle
In the absence of infrastructure afforded to the support of white and straight communities, Black trans communities have been supporting one another historically…
6/23/2020
Ways You Can Support the Black LGBTQ+ Community, The CUT
This year, the beginning of Pride Month has seen much of the country deep in protests around the country…
6/4/2020
Trans Communities Are Demonstrating Incredible Resilience, ZORA
Through grassroots efforts, we’ve found abundance among ourselves…
4/29/2020
Celebrate 29 Days of Black Queer Excellence, BET
The artists & activists making a difference in the LGBTQ+ community…
2/28/2020
The New Collective Bringing Rent Parties Back for Black Trans and GNC Youth, AFROPUNK
When a Black person was struggling to pay their rent during the Harlem Renaissance era, they might have a rent party…
12/20/2019