As we enter the month of June, a time to celebrate the progress made for TLGBQ+ rights, we acknowledge the relationship between queer life and race. We also recognize that there is still work to be done for full equal rights for all TLGBQ+ people, especially Black and trans TLGBQ+ people, who face higher incidences of violence. Queer rights are civil rights. We can not elevate and celebrate the message of Pride without the Black, Brown, and trans voices that founded – and continue to lead – the fight for dignity, life, and equality for all.
Join us this month as we elevate and celebrate these voices and the human beings that have paved the way for continued progress!
Over the last three years, Airfield has been honored to partner with PLUS who has donated a portion of the proceeds from the limited-edition Rainbow Sherbet Pride gummies to the SF Queer Nightlife Fund, The Trevor Project, and the SF LGBT Center, with over $60,000 donated in the previous year alone. This year, PLUS has collaborated with the San Francisco-based Transgender, Gender-Variant, and Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP). Their mission is to end the human rights abuses committed against Black and Brown TGI people inside California prisons, jails, detention centers, and beyond by providing life-saving services to the members of the transgender, gender-variant, and intersex community.
A Bit About TGIJP
For over 16 years, TGIJP has been working to end human rights abuses against transgender, gender-variant and intersex people in California prisons and beyond, particularly ensuring the safety and empowerment of Black trans women and folks. TGIJP has gone above and beyond to provide for members of the transgender, gender-variant, intersex community and keep them safe from the police, incarceration, violence, and discrimination. Whether through advocacy, legal and re-entry services, direct life-saving services, or urgent needs like temporary housing/shelter, employment, and transportation, TGIJP is working for equal and full rights for the communities that need it most. Please visit their website to donate and learn more about their impact on our community.
Why Celebrate with Us? (and Plus!)
Pride is possible thanks to Black trans women like Marsha P Johnson and Stormé DeLarverie, who fought for their rights and sparked a movement. There would be no Pride as we know it without their efforts. Inspired by the Progress Pride Flag’s emphasis on inclusion and progression, Plus’ new Rainbow Sherbet Pride packaging still includes the white, pink, and light blue colors of the transgender flag with the addition of brown and black stripes to represent people of color. The Pride Rainbow Sherbet gummies are made with an uplifting Sativa blend of terpenes, each perfectly dosed with 5mg of THC, so elevate your mood and join the celebration with this bright and joyful limited-edition flavor!
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