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12 hours ago
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Brooklyn Brewery Launches A New Support Program to Provide Direct Aid to NYC's Trans Community
Brooklyn Brewery Also Named Official Beer and Brewery of NYC Pride 2025, Third Year in a Row BROOKLYN, NY, June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the third consecutive year, Brooklyn Brewery is proud to serve as the Official Beer and Brewery of NYC Pride, with The Stonewall Inn IPA as the official beer of the festivities. While the brewery will be out in full force at the Pride March and other celebrations this June, it's also taking the moment to do something deeper. Instead of spending money on a traditional advertising campaign, Brooklyn Brewery is directing its resources to fund — a new initiative that will provide direct financial assistance to trans, non-binary, and two-spirit New Yorkers throughout the year. To bring the initiative to life, Brooklyn Brewery has partnered with queer Latina activist, actor, and Stonewall Inn Gives Back board member Angelica Christina. Together, they'll distribute $25,000 in direct support to 25 trans, non-binary, or two-spirit New Yorkers — $1,000 each, no strings attached, to help cover basic but critical needs like housing, healthcare, transportation, food and more. Angelica will help select recipients, advocate for their stories, and, when safe and consented to, collaborate with Brooklyn Brewery to amplify their stories throughout the year. 'The trans, nonbinary and 2 spirit community have been under massive attack these past several months,' says Angelica Christina. 'This current administration is intent on eradicating us while further pushing us into poverty. What Brooklyn Brewery seeks to do is offer monetary support during these precarious times. We hope to uplift the voices of our most vulnerable and at risk when it's needed the most. If you or someone you know is in need, please nominate yourself and/or them.' These communities are facing rising levels of state-level discrimination, anti-trans legislation, and outright violence across the country. In New York alone, trans people are experiencing double the unemployment rate of the general population, widespread workplace harassment, and job loss simply due to gender identity. Nationwide, trans individuals are also disproportionately impacted by homelessness, violence, and barriers to healthcare. Brooklyn Brewery Supports responds to these urgent realities with direct financial relief and a platform to elevate community voices and lived experiences throughout the year. Robin Ottaway, President of Brooklyn Brewery explains: 'As attacks on trans rights escalate, we wanted to use our resources to show up with purpose — by supporting people in our own city who are too often pushed to the margins.' This direct aid initiative builds upon Brooklyn Brewery's long standing commitment to supporting LGBTQ+ communities. Since 2017, the brewery has brewed The Stonewall Inn IPA in partnership with The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative (SIGBI), using its platforms and sales to raise both funds and awareness for LGBTQ+ rights. In 2023, Brooklyn Brewery earned Certified Safe Space status through SIGBI, and has since expanded its Create Space initiative to support queer communities across the globe. In 2024, the brewery's Found Family campaign celebrated the bonds of chosen family within LGBTQ+ communities — stories that reflect Brooklyn's own values of solidarity, inclusion, and care. From community partnerships to Pride marches, Brooklyn Brewery's ethos remains clear: support isn't seasonal — it's structural. And in 2025, that support means showing up in a different, more urgent way. launches June 5th, and recipients will be selected on a rolling basis through December 2025. Anyone who identifies as trans, non-binary, or two-spirit, is 21+, and lives in NYC may apply, or be nominated by a friend. To apply or nominate someone, visit: ABOUT BROOKLYN BREWERY:Brooklyn Brewery is a leading global independent craft brewer and a pioneer of the American craft beer revolution. From our home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, we are always in the making, drawing inspiration from our local community of innovators, makers, and doers to spread the culture and creativity of craft beer to 30 states and over 30 countries on 5 continents. Learn more at ABOUT ANGELICA CHRISTINA: Angelica Christina is a passionate and driven Queer Latina, activist, actor, model, producer and trans consultant hailing from Spanish Harlem in New York City. Angelica is a proud alumni of the nation's first fully accredited LGBTQIA+ high school, The Harvey Milk High School. She is a sexual assault & homelessness survivor. She is on the Board of Directors for the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, since 2020. Angelica is an accomplished media personality and actor having appeared on several television shows, documentaries and networks such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, MSNBC, America's Next Top Model, Survival of the Thickest on Netflix and Pose Seasons 2 & 3 on FX. She has made it her mission to further educate the world on the issues that plague the trans community, to promote healing for marginalized communities and to continue to carve out space for trans and queer stories to be told. ABOUT THE STONEWALL GIVES BACK INITIATIVE: The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative (SIGBI) is a non-profit charitable organization inspired by the struggles and ideals of the LGBTQ rights movement born from the Stonewall Inn Uprising of 1969. They are committed to eliminating the social intolerance that is profoundly impacting the lives of LGBTQ citizens throughout America and abroad. Through awareness campaigns, educational programming, fundraising and candid public dialogue, they support grassroots organizations scattered across the world and especially those in communities where progress toward equality has been slow and the negative impact of ongoing acts of discrimination and harassment can no longer be tolerated. Contact Info Sarah Ushersarah@ 443-350-4900Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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13 hours ago
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Brooklyn Brewery Launches A New Support Program to Provide Direct Aid to NYC's Trans Community
Brooklyn Brewery Also Named Official Beer and Brewery of NYC Pride 2025, Third Year in a Row BROOKLYN, NY, June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the third consecutive year, Brooklyn Brewery is proud to serve as the Official Beer and Brewery of NYC Pride, with The Stonewall Inn IPA as the official beer of the festivities. While the brewery will be out in full force at the Pride March and other celebrations this June, it's also taking the moment to do something deeper. Instead of spending money on a traditional advertising campaign, Brooklyn Brewery is directing its resources to fund — a new initiative that will provide direct financial assistance to trans, non-binary, and two-spirit New Yorkers throughout the year. To bring the initiative to life, Brooklyn Brewery has partnered with queer Latina activist, actor, and Stonewall Inn Gives Back board member Angelica Christina. Together, they'll distribute $25,000 in direct support to 25 trans, non-binary, or two-spirit New Yorkers — $1,000 each, no strings attached, to help cover basic but critical needs like housing, healthcare, transportation, food and more. Angelica will help select recipients, advocate for their stories, and, when safe and consented to, collaborate with Brooklyn Brewery to amplify their stories throughout the year. 'The trans, nonbinary and 2 spirit community have been under massive attack these past several months,' says Angelica Christina. 'This current administration is intent on eradicating us while further pushing us into poverty. What Brooklyn Brewery seeks to do is offer monetary support during these precarious times. We hope to uplift the voices of our most vulnerable and at risk when it's needed the most. If you or someone you know is in need, please nominate yourself and/or them.' These communities are facing rising levels of state-level discrimination, anti-trans legislation, and outright violence across the country. In New York alone, trans people are experiencing double the unemployment rate of the general population, widespread workplace harassment, and job loss simply due to gender identity. Nationwide, trans individuals are also disproportionately impacted by homelessness, violence, and barriers to healthcare. Brooklyn Brewery Supports responds to these urgent realities with direct financial relief and a platform to elevate community voices and lived experiences throughout the year. Robin Ottaway, President of Brooklyn Brewery explains: 'As attacks on trans rights escalate, we wanted to use our resources to show up with purpose — by supporting people in our own city who are too often pushed to the margins.' This direct aid initiative builds upon Brooklyn Brewery's long standing commitment to supporting LGBTQ+ communities. Since 2017, the brewery has brewed The Stonewall Inn IPA in partnership with The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative (SIGBI), using its platforms and sales to raise both funds and awareness for LGBTQ+ rights. In 2023, Brooklyn Brewery earned Certified Safe Space status through SIGBI, and has since expanded its Create Space initiative to support queer communities across the globe. In 2024, the brewery's Found Family campaign celebrated the bonds of chosen family within LGBTQ+ communities — stories that reflect Brooklyn's own values of solidarity, inclusion, and care. From community partnerships to Pride marches, Brooklyn Brewery's ethos remains clear: support isn't seasonal — it's structural. And in 2025, that support means showing up in a different, more urgent way. launches June 5th, and recipients will be selected on a rolling basis through December 2025. Anyone who identifies as trans, non-binary, or two-spirit, is 21+, and lives in NYC may apply, or be nominated by a friend. To apply or nominate someone, visit: ABOUT BROOKLYN BREWERY:Brooklyn Brewery is a leading global independent craft brewer and a pioneer of the American craft beer revolution. From our home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, we are always in the making, drawing inspiration from our local community of innovators, makers, and doers to spread the culture and creativity of craft beer to 30 states and over 30 countries on 5 continents. Learn more at ABOUT ANGELICA CHRISTINA: Angelica Christina is a passionate and driven Queer Latina, activist, actor, model, producer and trans consultant hailing from Spanish Harlem in New York City. Angelica is a proud alumni of the nation's first fully accredited LGBTQIA+ high school, The Harvey Milk High School. She is a sexual assault & homelessness survivor. She is on the Board of Directors for the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, since 2020. Angelica is an accomplished media personality and actor having appeared on several television shows, documentaries and networks such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, MSNBC, America's Next Top Model, Survival of the Thickest on Netflix and Pose Seasons 2 & 3 on FX. She has made it her mission to further educate the world on the issues that plague the trans community, to promote healing for marginalized communities and to continue to carve out space for trans and queer stories to be told. ABOUT THE STONEWALL GIVES BACK INITIATIVE: The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative (SIGBI) is a non-profit charitable organization inspired by the struggles and ideals of the LGBTQ rights movement born from the Stonewall Inn Uprising of 1969. They are committed to eliminating the social intolerance that is profoundly impacting the lives of LGBTQ citizens throughout America and abroad. Through awareness campaigns, educational programming, fundraising and candid public dialogue, they support grassroots organizations scattered across the world and especially those in communities where progress toward equality has been slow and the negative impact of ongoing acts of discrimination and harassment can no longer be tolerated. Contact Info Sarah Ushersarah@ 443-350-4900Sign in to access your portfolio
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26-03-2025
- Politics
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Ahead of Transgender Day of Visibility, Advocate Angelica Christina Lays Out What's at Stake for Trans Kids
Content warning: This story discuss anti-trans ideology and violence, and mentions self-harm and suicide. Each year, we celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, a day to commemorate trans people and recognize the importance of visibility. This year, advocates will gather on the National Mall, about a mile from the White House, during a time when the second Trump administration has issued a flurry of Executive Orders attacking trans, gender-nonconforming, and LGBTQ+ Americans more widely. Signed on Trump's first day back in office, an Executive Order proclaimed that the United States would only recognize male and female genders, and formed the backbone of actions taken by the administration, which advocates say further marginalize transgender and nonbinary Americans. 'These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality,' Trump's January 20 Executive Order stated. The knock-on impacts of this order are developing, but far reaching. Thus far, Americans are no longer able to change the gender marker on their passports, federal agencies have been instructed to block trans employees from using facilities like restrooms that match their gender, and the National Park Service web page dedicated to the Stonewall Uprising was stripped of any mention of transgender people. Trans people were a key part of the Stonewall riots, which are widely considered to have sparked the LGBTQ rights movement. Icons like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera were at the forefront of the uprising and of the subsequent movement. Since the 2009 establishment of the International Transgender Day of Visibility, the imperative for active visibility of transgender Americans has been fraught, and this year is no different. Ahead of this year's celebrations, gatherings, and actions, Teen Vogue spoke with Angelica Christina, Board Director of the official nonprofit of The Stonewall Inn, Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative to get a sense of the current atmosphere in turmoil for transgender Americans. Edited for clarity and length. Angelica Christina: What we're witnessing right now is a violent attack on trans folks and the trans community. There are trans folks and their families that are either leaving their homes for what few safe zones we have in this country because they're stuck in a red state, some are leaving the country altogether, and then there are those who simply don't have the means to move. We're truly living in very dangerous and precarious times. As of late 2024, TransLash media reported there were 692 [proposed] anti-trans bills, and now in March 2025 these disgusting bills and Executive Orders just keep piling up. In this current political climate, trans people are in the fight of our lives. We are criminalizing trans, nonbinary, and intersex folks for existing more than the actual criminals committing crimes in this country. This is the nightmare that trans folks are facing in America. This is why it's so important to have a day like Trans Day of Visibility. This is why it's so important to have support, to have especially cisgender folks in positions of privilege to show up for us and rally for us, because we are in the fight of our lives. This is a war on trans, nonbinary, and intersex folk. AC: I don't want to mince words here: stripping trans youth of their gender affirming care is a death sentence. Gender-affirming care is lifesaving, and I can personally speak to that experience. You already experience relentless bullying in schools and [trans youth] are at high risk of suicide as a result of the attacks on their identity. I'd also like a mention a study from the Trevor Project from 2024 that showed suicide attempts by trans and non-binary youth had increased [up to] 72% over the past year as a result of anti-trans legislation. These Executive Orders create an even larger target on their backs for cisgender students to continue attacking and harming transgender youth, further pushing them towards self harm, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and in some cases, suicide. Gender affirming care is often the only shred of hope and joy that our vulnerable youth can hold onto. In November of last year, the Journal of American Medical Association released a study showing the vast majority of recipients of gender affirming care were cisgender youth, not trans youth. There's been so much rhetoric around detransitioning as well as an excuse to deny trans youth, gender affirming care. The National Center for Transgender Equality conducted a study in 2022 that found, out of more than 90,000 trans folks in the US, 94% reported being very satisfied with their transition-related medical care. And it's only estimated that the regret rate is somewhere between 1% and 8%. Knee surgeries have a regret rate of 33%, but again, I don't hear the outrage from the right. It's the hypocrisy for me. AC: Trans actor and model Hunter Schafer recently came forward and confessed that she received her passport with a male gender marker on it. This is happening to trans Americans everywhere. Now I will say this, a gender marker on a piece of paper can never fully encapsulate who we are. However, it is degrading to see this symbolism of hatred, this reminder of the oppressive times we're living in on our legal documents. Having this denial of who we are can feel so discrediting to all of the hard work we put into living in our truth. AC: I just listened to a CNN interview with trans youth and it was heartbreaking. Trans and non-binary youth are afraid for their very lives. One of the trans youth that was interviewed admitted that she is afraid of being murdered in public because she's trans. That should send shivers down the spines of everyone. What I will say is that I've met several trans and non-binary youth over the course of the past couple of weeks at LGBTQIA+ rights rallies, and some of these youth are so strong and resilient and know precisely who they are down to their marrow. It is so inspiring to watch them speak in front of sometimes hundreds of people with such passion. And that just goes to show us that our trans youth are resilient. They are strong, but rightfully so, they are scared. AC: My biggest advice to the trans youth out there is seek out your community, because we're out here. You have a community of people who love you, who are rallying around you, who support you. If you have the capacity and if you feel compelled to do so, go to a trans rights rally. You will find and see that there are people out there that are fighting for you, that are rooting for you, that love you and support you and see you are precisely who you are. You are not alone. We will fight with you and we will fight for you. If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis, there is help available. You can call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, where a trained counselor can talk to you and connect you with further resources. In addition, you can find out more about what to do if you're experiencing suicidal thoughts here. Originally Appeared on Teen Vogue
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15-02-2025
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LGBTQ+ community remembers Stonewall protest on Valentine's Day
NEW YORK (PIX11) — On Valentine's Day, a protest at the Stonewall National Monument leads to a night of remembering the transgender community. 'This is supposed to be a day of love,' Sescily Coney, a visitor to the Stonewall National Monument, told PIX11 News. 'Having our government displace and erase individuals that is not the love we are supposed to be showing in our country,' she added. More Local News On this Valentine's Day night, this mother and daughter from New Jersey came to the Stonewall National Monument to pay their respects to the transgender community after the National Park Service website removed the t for trans and the q for queer from the Stonewall Monument website. Sescily Coney's mother remembers her own mother, a dressmaker, had so many transgendered friends who were involved in the Stonewall riots back in 1969 which gave birth to the gay rights movement. 'They weren't called transgender back then but we knew what they were,' Dr. Stephanie Coney, Sescily's mother, told PIX11 News. 'I was a little girl and they wore these beautiful dresses and I can remember when Stonewall happened, they came to our house and they were all beat up.' 'It was a shock and it wasn't a shock,' Angelica Christina, board director of The Stonewall Monument's Give Back Initiative, told PIX11 News via zoom. To Angelica Christina, this is also personal. The 39 year-old trans Latina woman from East Harlem was homeless at the age of 18 when she says her transphobic mother threw her out. Angelica has always been inspired by the transgender women of color who led the Stonewall rebellion in 1969. On Friday, LGBTQ+ activists gathered at the site of the historic protests to protest. At the National park service monument visitor center, the pictures of the trans leaders who led the stonewall uprising were still on display. On Valentines night, FIT student Ryan Allen also wanted to support the trans community by coming to the monument. 'This is supposed to be a night about love, and that should include the transgender community,' Ryan Allen, a visitor to the Stonewall Monument to write a chalk message in support of the trans community, told PIX11 News. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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14-02-2025
- Politics
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Transgender reference removed from Stonewall National Monument website
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The National Park Service removed the reference to the transgender community on the Stonewall National Monument's website. The change came after President Donald Trump's executive order to recognize only two genders. More Local News 'I was personally offended, deeply offended, that the National Park Service would go so far as to align themselves with Donald Trump's anti-trans rhetoric,' said Angelica Christina, board member of The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative. 'The Stonewall Inn is a beacon of hope for the LGBTQIA-plus community, going back to the Stonewall riots.' The Stonewall Riots were sparked by a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village. The rough treatment from police led to six days of protests and clashes with law enforcement. The events were pivotal in the gay rights movement in the United States. Both gay and transgender patrons fought back against police during the riots. On Sunday, the website still had references to transgender and queer references. 'Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+) person was illegal, but the events at the Stonewall Inn sparked fresh momentum for the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement,' read a snapshot from the WayBack Machine taken on Sunday. By Thursday, the letters 'T' and 'Q' were cut from various references to the acronym LGBTQ and replaced with phrases like the 'LGB rights movement' or 'LGB civil rights,' according to the website. 'Right now, we need to let our voices be heard,' said Stacy Lentz, an LGBTQ+ advocate and co-owner of the Stonewall Inn. 'We need to call on all Democrats to stand up and protect the trans community. The one thing we can't do right now is just roll over and let trans people be erased from public life, and so as a community, I know that we're all going to come together and fight like crazy.' Former President Barack Obama formally recognized the Stonewall site as a national monument on June 24, 2016, making it the first U.S. national monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights, The Hill reported. The National Parks Service did not immediately respond to PIX11's request for comment. This story comprises reporting from The Associated Press. Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
