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TRANScending Barriers: Atlanta-based Nonprofit Helps Trans People Acclimate to Life After Incarceration

A photo of the TRANScending Barriers team.

TRANScending Barriers isn’t your average nonprofit. An Atlanta-based re-entry program geared toward helping transgender individuals acclimate back into society after incarceration, it is a vital lifeline for the trans community it serves. Although the US transgender population now exceeds 1.6 million, the trans community continues to face heightened levels of institutional and societal discrimination. Add other intersectional identities, such as race, into the mix and that discrimination increases.…

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