Sexuality

Astraea is a dynamic global foundation providing crucially needed financial support to lesbian-led, trans, LGBTI and progressive organizations.

Separated by continents, language and culture, Astraea grantees are seizing opportunities, and laying the groundwork necessary for women and LGBTI people to claim their human rights.

Astraea staff, board, members and grantees all share a deep commitment to feminist principles, racial and economic justice and human rights.

V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual slavery. The 'V' in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina.

Our vision is a Central America in which young women are guaranteed their right to physical and emotional integrity, to economic justice and to participate as leaders in making decisions that will affect their lives and their communities.

By bringing groups of young women from diverse communities and cultures throughout Central America together, the Fund contributes to the construction of a regional movement that seeks new and creative solutions to problems young women face in their communities.

The Ms. Foundation actively works to bring race, class, age and sexuality to the center of feminist organizing (a concept we call social justice feminism) and to bring a gender lens to the center of broader progressive organizing (a concept we call feminist social justice).

Working side-by-side with funders and our movement’s organizations through three decades, Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues remains the sole organization dedicated exclusively to increasing institutional giving to LGBTQ communities.