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Trans Village Project

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This project began in April 2023 as an effort to help transgender and minority individuals escape persecution from transphobic legislation and systemic oppression. It has since evolved into a collective that connects LGBTQ+ individuals with essential resources such as housing, food, clothing, and more.

Our end goal is to create an eco-village for trans people and their families to live safely.

Our Accomplishments

  • A yellow moving truck with appliances and boxes inside parked on a city street near a river, with a black Mercedes-Benz van next to it.

    22 Successful Relocation trips

    Transporting transgender people from unsafe cities or states to somewhere they are accepted.

  • A colorful 3D puzzle cube with white, red, and orange interlocking pieces is placed on an orange background.

    Distributed 1,000+ Fidget Toys

    Trans people are up to 6x more likely to be neurodiverse than the general population. We offer fidget toys as a way to help with stress.

  • A box of TransTape body transformation system, a roll of beige TransTape, and eleven beige adhesive circles laid out in front.

    Given 200+ Rolls of trans tape and chest binders

    We also made a Zine on how to properly tuck and bind using trans tape. We give you all the supplies you need to safely bind and tuck.

  • Grocery bags containing apples, bananas, lettuce, bread, and other produce on a wooden floor.

    Spent $3,000+ for Grocery Assistance

    We have delivered groceries directly to trans people's door, assisted during shopping trips and given gift cards for grocery assistance.

  • Makeup collection including an eyeshadow palette, brushes, foundation, lip gloss, lipstick, highlighter, lip gloss, candle, perfume, and various other beauty products arranged on a white surface.

    Distributed 1,000+ Peices of Clothing & Makeup

    We source our clothing from donations and local thrift stores to reduce the impact of fast fashion while affirming gender identity.

Eco-Village Plans

We plan to establish our eco-village in the Cascadia region—which includes Washington, Oregon, and California—due to its history of being a safe and inclusive area for LGBTQ+ communities. The region's lush and diverse natural landscape offers an ideal environment for sustainable living that benefits both residents and the surrounding ecosystem.

While we develop permanent housing based on our architectural blueprints, we will welcome individuals with RVs, vehicles, and tents to reside on-site. In addition, we may offer short-term housing in village-provided campers for those needing immediate relocation.

Our building plans are rooted in the principles of permaculture and zero-waste design. We envision community gardens filled with edible, regionally native plants, fostering. Permanent structures will follow the monolithic dome model, constructed using sustainable materials such as mosscrete and hempcrete. Whenever possible, we will incorporate reclaimed materials throughout the building process to reduce waste and environmental impact.

Multiple vintage RVs parked in a grassy field with green trees and houses in the background under a clear blue sky.

During Construction We Will…

Be allowing people with cars, RV’s, and tents to stay on the property. This allows for us to house people temporarily and help them get on their feet while we construct more permanent homes.

  • Specs Of Monolithic Dome Home

    Floor plan of a 531 square foot, circular two-bedroom apartment with one bathroom, featuring two bedrooms, a living room, kitchen with pantry, and a bathroom.

  • Layout of Village

    *rough draft

    A pixel art style rooftop garden with interconnected pathways, small trees, benches, and a fountain, along with a house with a orange roof and a small garden on a table.

  • Land Region (Cascadia)

    Map of the United States with California, Oregon, and Washington highlighted in red.

FAQs

  • We plan to power the housing with a mixture of hydropower, solar and natural gas (from compost).

    Water will be collected through rain barrels and local streams and used through a channel similar to earth-ships.

    Toilets will be compost toilets. Specifically Bio-tiolets from HomeBiogas. This will produce the natural gas used for cooking, while allowing proper waste removal.

  • We do not currently own or have any viable land resources. All donations that are not used for direct aid go straight into our land fund.

    If you are aware of anyone who would like to donate their land, or would like to donate land for the project. Please reach out to us at; TransVillageProject@proton.me

  • Our calculations for a village that can house 100 people range from $500k-750k for the land, basic building materials, electric and plumbing. Which is still significantly less than traditional housing.

    If we are able to have land and materials donated, we could start our first village for significantly less.

  • We will be opening up applications for housing as soon as we acquire the plot of land. We will respond to each inquiry in order of severity.

    All residents will be required to sign a community agreement as a condition of living in the village. This agreement will be written in clear, accessible language and will outline our core expectations for maintaining a safe and respectful environment. Specifically, it will state that individuals may forfeit their housing if they engage in acts of physical violence or repeatedly and intentionally disrupt the peace of the community.

  • We will have options for both long and short term housing.

  • Once we have a plot of land secured, we could immediately start housing people in RV’s, tents and campers while we construct.

A young person with glasses and a blue face mask hanging below their chin holds a colorful sign that says, "We SAY GAY!" at a pride march or protest. There are other protesters in the background holding signs promoting LGBTQ+ rights.
A protest march with participants holding signs, including a prominent sign with a white heart and the words 'Keep Me Safe' in red, against an urban city street background with palm trees and buildings.
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People participating in a protest or rally, holding signs with messages supporting trans and LGBTQ+ rights in an outdoor urban area with tall buildings and palm trees.
People participating in a pride protest march, holding signs and banners advocating for equality and anti-discrimination. Participants wear masks, some with rainbow flags and colorful clothing. The main banner reads 'EQUALITY WITHOUT EXEMPTIONS' and features rainbow colors.