About us.

Mission

CITG promotes and secures the rights of Transgender, Sex Worker, and Latinx people by empowering social and cultural expression in New York.

Vision

TransGNB, sex workers, and Latinx people enjoy equitable and inclusive lives free from discrimination.

General objective

To strengthen the public participation of TransGNB people in New York through an approach that centers gender, rights, and inclusion. We work to influence local and national public policies that guarantee full citizenship rights and the equal treatment of all people through strategies that allow studying and understanding the vulnerability that TransGNB people face in this country.

Areas of Work

HEALTH & WELLNESS

LEADERSHIP

SUPPORT NETWORK

ADVOCACY

Objectives

Inform, disseminate and defend the human rights of TransGNB, Sex Workers and Latine people through the promotion of culture and the free expression of different gender identities.

Promote the active participation of TransGNB, Sex Workers and Latine people in public and private spaces, projects, plans, and programs aimed at improving the quality of life, well-being, and sustainable development of their communities.

Provide legal, medical, and psychosocial assistance to TransGNB, Sex Workers and Latines, with an emphasis on the prevention of HIV/AIDS, through the implementation of community and educational support programs.

Influence public policies aimed at eradicating discriminatory and intolerant actions in our society towards TransGNB, Sex Workers and Latine people, guaranteeing access to education, healthcare, work, housing, immigration and social assistance, justice, and protection.

Our Principles

CITG is defined as a social organization that:

Works towards the normalization of TransGNB people in society
Fights against all forms of discrimination
Is secular
Is not a subsidiary of any political parties
Is respectful of all religious creeds
Is transparent
Is nonprofit

Our Values