Beyond Survival: Building a Boston Where Trans and Gender-Expansive People Thrive

Beyond Survival: Building a Boston Where Trans and Gender-Expansive People Thrive A Kuumba Conversation on Solidarity, Power, and Collective Action As attacks on trans and gender-expansive communities intensify nationally and locally, Greater Boston faces an important question: what would it truly take to build a city where trans and gender-expansive people — especially Black, Brown, immigrant, and low-income community members — are not simply surviving, but thriving? This installment of Kuumba Conversations, convened in partnership with Representative Samantha Montaño, will bring together community leaders, organizers, advocates, care providers, and elected officials for a roundtable discussion centered on collective vision and action. During this conversation, we’ll explore such questions as: What does a Boston where trans and gender-expansive people can thrive look like? How can we all – grassroots organizers, institutional leaders, funders, care providers, and legislators – work together to make progress towards this future? Across sectors, roles, and systems, what does solidarity look like, and how can we practice it with each other? How can we build trust, collaboration, and shared strategy? Grounded in the spirit of Kuumba — creativity, collective responsibility, and community-building — the conversation aims to foster deeper connection, alignment, and sustained collective action across movements, sectors, and organizations.