Trans and Queer Youth Collective

Name

Trans and Queer Youth Collective

Legal name

Trans & Queer Youth Collective

Website

https://tqyc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Community Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

Keywords

• Youth nonprofit services
• Gender affirming supplies
• Mental wellness programs
• Harm reduction resources
• Community mutual aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: TQYC operates as a nonprofit organization funded through grants and donations. All funds are redistributed directly to community through free gender-affirming supplies, harm reduction resources, mental wellness support, and programs. No revenue is generated from sales — all supplies are provided at no cost to youth.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TQYC is a Trans & Queer, POC-led non-profit that provides free gender-affirming supplies (binders, packers, gaffs, clothing, pronoun pins), harm reduction resources, mental wellness support, and community programming to POC trans and queer youth and young adults ages 12–26. Core programs include the Affirmation Emporium (free online store with nationwide shipping), RISE (intergenerational healing and learning), TQPOC Services, and Affirmation Navigation (healthcare and legal name/gender marker support). All offerings are provided at no cost to youth through grants and donations.

Product overview

TQYC operates as a nonprofit organization serving POC trans and queer youth and young adults in California through a portfolio of interconnected programs. The core offerings include the Affirmation Emporium (a free online store providing gender affirming supplies, harm reduction resources, and mental wellness materials to ages 12–26), the RISE program (intergenerational learning spaces with mental wellness services including wellness coaching and Mental Health First Aid training), TQPOC Services (community-building programs including S.P.I.C.E., Socratic Kiki dialogues, and the Beach Blackout annual event), and Affirmation Navigation (healthcare and legal gender marker navigation services). All programs are provided free of charge and are co-created with youth members through a collective leadership model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Affirmation Emporium Free online store providing gender-affirming clothing, binders, packers, gaffs, pronoun pins, sexual health supplies, safe(r) use kits, mental wellness books, and the TQYC zine to 2SLGBTQIA+ youth ages 12-26 with nationwide shipping at no cost.
• RISE Program Intergenerational (un)/learning space for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and young adults that centers decolonized, queer, POC, and anti-carceral knowledge through community safe(r) spaces, intergenerational knowledge sharing, and youth-led projects.
• TQPOC Services Program addressing the complex, intersectional needs of trans and queer Youth and Young Adults of Color through community-led projects, Socratic Kiki dialogue spaces, and partnerships with initiatives like S.P.I.C.E. and Beach Blackout.
• Affirmation Navigation Gender-affirming resource program that fulfills supply requests, supports healthcare navigation for medical transition, provides consultation on legal name and gender marker changes, and operates a mobile closet at community events.
• Wellness Coaching Non-clinical wellness support services provided by Certified Wellness Coaches offering wellness promotion and education, screening, care coordination, individual and group support, and crisis referral.
• Mental Health First Aid Training Certified tMHFA and YMHFA training programs to train youth, young adults, and their support systems in Mental Health First Aid to increase positive mental health outcomes.
• Harm Redux & Mental Wellness Zine Digital and physical publication covering harm reduction and mental wellness topics for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, created in collaboration with Speak Our United Liberation (SOUL).

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Speak Our United Liberation (SOUL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTQYC's RISE program partners with SOUL (Speak Our United Liberation) to bring healing programs and counseling services to the TQYC community. SOUL founder Doc JuDah provides affirming counseling and healing services rooted in anti-capital, decolonized, and re-indigenized frameworks. The collaboration also produced the Harm Redux & Mental Wellness Zine.
• S.P.I.C.E. (Street Pride Intersectional Community Empowerment)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerS.P.I.C.E. is a Fem Queen-led movement toward collective liberation, first empowering the Black trans woman. Founded by Ayotunde Ikuku, TQYC is a long-term sponsor and collaborator. The initiative echoes the legacy of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) founded by Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.
• Beach BlackoutcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual free community event uplifting Black Trans and Queer people and all who love and support them. TQYC co-sponsors and supports this annual event as part of the TQPOC program.
• TRP 916minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA community-rooted resource equity campaign providing free school, health, recreational, and life-development resources to Sacramento County's historically-marginalized students and families. Part of the TQPOC program's mutual aid initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Black Trans Fund: Philanthropic vehicle resourcing Black trans organizations and leaders, co-founded with a movement-building lens. Comparable QTBIPOC-led, intersectional values and ecosystem role.

Broad incumbents

• The Trevor Project: Largest US organization serving LGBTQ+ young people, operating crisis intervention ( TrevorLifeline), peer support, research, and advocacy. Comparable end-beneficiary population; significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• It Gets Better Project: Media and education nonprofit connecting LGBTQ+ youth with stories, resources, and global community. Comparable youth-targeted storytelling and content production model (overlaps with TQYC's zine/podcast).
• PFLAG: Nationwide LGBTQ+ family-support network with local chapters, education, and advocacy. Overlaps with TQYC's family-engagement dimension in collective leadership but operates at much larger national scale.
• GLSEN: National education-focused organization building safe and affirming K-12 schools for LGBTQ+ students. Overlaps with TQYC's youth-grades-6-12 segment and educational mission through a different delivery channel.

Regional players

• Transgender Law Center: Largest US trans-led civil rights organization, providing legal services, policy advocacy, and movement-building focused on Black and Brown trans communities. Comparable trans-led, racial-justice-aligned positioning and policy-threat exposure.

Direct peers

• FORGE: National transgender anti-violence organization providing direct services, training, and resources to trans survivors. Overlaps with TQYC's harm-reduction and mental wellness programming for trans populations.
• Trans Youth Equality Foundation: Provides direct services and material support to trans and gender-nonconforming youth and their families, including a free binder program and education advocacy. Directly comparable mission and youth-population focus.
• Point of Pride: Nonprofit that provides free gender-affirming garments and supplies (binders, prosthetics, shapewear) to trans youth nationwide. Most directly comparable to TQYC's Affirmation Emporium on product, mission, and free-distribution model.
• Trans Lifeline: Peer-support hotline and microgrants organization run by and for trans people. Comparable trans-led service delivery model, mutual aid ethos, and reliance on community-credentialled staff.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/transqueeryouthcollective/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trans-and-queer-youth-collective

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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