Incredible people, projects, and organizations to learn from & support.

This page includes some of the amazing works by FINE participants, as well as organizations or projects they would like to see get more support.

Speakers, Authors, Artists, and Activists who contributed to FINE

  • Midwest Genderqueer

    JAC Stringer (JamesAlice Catherine) is a trans-genderqueer femme, disabled, Cherokee two spirit, radical activist and performance artist. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, JAC strives to create visibility and resources for Midwestern trans communities with the heart of his work surrounding trans youth and young adults.

  • Ignacio G Rivera

    ​Ignacio Rivera M.A., is a Queer, Trans, Two-Spirit, Black, Boricua, Taíno who prefers the gender-neutral pronoun “they.” Ignacio is an activist, writer, educator, filmmaker, performance artist and mother.​

  • Lee Brontide

    Author, comic artist, and illustrator in MN.

  • Tobias Gurl

    Mixed Media artist on Instagram

Non-Profit Organizations and Donation Drives

  • Diverse & Resilient

    A Milwaukee based nonprofit working to achieve health equity and improve the safety and well-being of LGBTQ people and communities in Wisconsin.

  • The HEAL Project

    The HEAL Project works to prevent and end childhood sexual abuse (CSA) through healing the wounds of sexual oppression and embracing sexual liberation.

  • Trans Lifeline

    Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.

  • Brave Space Alliance

    Brave Space Alliance is the first Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ+ Center located on the South Side of Chicago, dedicated to creating and providing affirming, culturally competent, for-us by-us resources, programming, and services for LGBTQ+ individuals on the South and West sides of the city.

  • Transgender Advocacy Council’s Emergency Fund

    Transgender Advocacy Council’s (TAC) Emergency Fund will provide emergency assistance to transgender and non-binary individuals in need of essential supporting services.

  • The Road Home

    The Road Home is a private nonprofit social services agency that assists individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Salt Lake County and along the Wasatch Front.

  • Equitas Health

    Equitas Health is a regional nonprofit community healthcare system and one of the largest LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS serving healthcare organizations in the United States. With 21 offices in 13 cities, Equitas Health serves tens of thousands of patients in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia each year.

  • Heartland Trans Wellness Group

    Heartland Trans Wellness Group is a Cincinnati, Ohio based project working to create community and improve resources for transgender people.

  • Transform Cincy

    Transform has a simple goal: Provide free wardrobes, head to toe, for transgender and gender non conforming youth in the Cincinnati, OH area.

  • Black And Pink

    Black & Pink National is a prison abolitionist organization dedicated to abolishing the criminal punishment system and liberating LGBTQIA2S+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS who are affected by that system through advocacy, support, and organizing.

  • Planned Parenthood

    Planned Parenthood is a trusted health care provider, an informed educator, a passionate advocate, and a global partner helping similar organizations around the world. Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of people worldwide.