![]() Join AIDS United’s Southern HIV Impact Fund and Game Changing Men on Thursday, Nov. Terry II, senior program manager of the Southern HIV Impact Fund at AIDS United. Congratulations to Game Changing Men executive director Quinton Reynolds, its leadership and volunteers on this momentous report and moment,” said Marvell L. “Commissioning this report as a deliverable for Game Changing Men was an act of activism to ensure that the voices of trans men and transmasculine folx in the United States South could be heard and become visible in our strategies to end new HIV diagnoses, and as a tool to address the social injustices that trans men and transmasculine folx face. ![]() ![]() Its release during Transgender Awareness Week brings great visibility to the existence of trans men and transmasculine folks and tells a small part of their story - while knocking down the doors of stigma, societal barriers and any exclusion that misrepresents trans men and transmasculine folx. The goal of the survey is to highlight some of the needs of trans men and transmasculine folx and barriers they face with regards to access to prevention, contraceptive methods and other resources needed to add to their quality of life. The organization’s mission is to erase stigmas and barriers for the progression of Black transmasculine men in society by addressing toxic masculinities and promoting health to end violence and ensure the safety and wellness for communities of color.Īs a response to the lack of transmasculine visibility, Reynolds teamed up with survey evaluator, Vienna Mbagaya, MPH., to present this survey report. As an organization that prides itself on bringing representation and visibility for trans men and transmasculine folx we knew that we must capture the true needs within the community,” said Quinton Reynolds, executive director of Game Changing Men. “The stories and narratives of trans men and transmasculine folx have been erased from almost any tangible documentation. From a grant provided by the Southern HIV Impact Fund, Game Changing Men spent the last year collecting data from more than 1,200 people who identify as transmasculine. ![]() WASHINGTON - Today, AIDS United and Game Changing Men announced the release of “Changing the Game: Visibility of Trans Men in the South,” a groundbreaking survey of transmasculine communities in the South. ![]()
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