TGNC-NYC

  • Made By CUP With:
  • Community Partners
  • Tags:
  • LGBTQIA

A fold-out booklet that explains transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary New Yorkers understand their rights when interacting with city agencies and how to get support navigating city services.

A community member reviews a mock-up of TGNC-NYC.

For transgender, gender nonconfirming, and Nonbinary (TGNCNB) people, navigating critical city services like the shelter system or healthcare can be an overwhelming and often traumatic process. In addition to the many bureaucratic obstacles of accessing services, TGNCNB people often face unjust treatment, violence, and transphobia throughout the process.

To support TGNCNB people, the city recently created the position of Gender Liaisons who work at different government agencies to help people access the services they need and ensure they’re treated justly. But few people know that Gender Liaisons exist and how to find them.

The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) collaborated with CUP and designer Erik Freer to help TGNCNB people understand how to find and work with Gender Liaisons across the city.

TGNC-NYC is a pocket-sized guide that explains how to work with Gender Liaisons, with sample language for how to talk to city employees, rights that TGNCNB people have in NYC, as well as steps to take if they face transphobia.

AVP will distribute TGNC-NYC throughout their network of TGNC individuals and advocates in New York City.

CUP team member Siyona Ravi got feedback from AVP community members on an early draft of the design.
AVP's Andrea Bowen gave feedback to Designer Erik Freer on an early draft.

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The two spreads from TGNC-NYC.

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Project Collaborators

Community Partner

The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP)

Andrea Bowen
Audacia Ray
Briana Silberberg

Designer

Erik Freer


Special Thanks

Ashe McGovern, Chanel J. Lopez, Elana Redfield, Andrew, Bravo, Cleo, Jazz, Lizzi, Maureen, Nick, Phoenix, Sasha, Sheshay, Steve, Synthia, Tanya, Chris, AVP community member, and to Sharp Type Co. for the Doyle font family.

Funding Support

Support for this project was provided by The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and Council Members Brad Lander and Antonio Reynoso.

Product Details

3.5″ × 5.5″