Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable and Empowering (TAKE)
Feb 7th, 2020
Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable and Empowering (TAKE)
Birmingham, Alabama
TAKE’s mission is: Working together as a community to empower trans women of color by meeting needs and increasing accessibility. TAKE provides services for TWOC, advocates for trans friendly policies, organizes to end discrimination and remove barriers, engages in leadership development, provides peer support groups, and runs the TAKE Resource Center, the first trans specific center in Birmingham. In 2017, TAKE opened the TAKE Resource Center, the first space dedicated to providing a safe and nurturing space for TWOC in Birmingham. TAKE Resource Center is the only center that is Trans focused, Trans lead, and all of the staff members are Trans women of color in Birmingham, Alabama.