BROOKLYN LIBERATION MARCHES
2020 & 2021
2020
In 2020, we brought upwards of 20,000 people to the streets of Brooklyn to rally for Black trans lives. We refuse to ignore the epidemic of violence facing Black trans people, particularly Black trans women, who are the most vulnerable people in our community. In the weeks before our march, Black trans women Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells and Riah Milton were murdered, adding to the already far too long list of Black trans women we have lost. Our community is in crisis, and we will not rest until there is justice and liberation for all.
WATCH “Meet the Logo Legends: Brooklyn Trans Liberation”, a profile on the organizers of the 2020 Brooklyn Liberation March by Logo
Photo by Ross Collab
Photo by Cole Witter
New York Times — How a March for Black Trans Lives Became A Huge Event
The Cut (digital & print) — 15,000 People Marched in Brooklyn for Black Trans Lives
W Magazine — The Black Trans Lives Matter Rally in Brooklyn Drew Thousands
Washington Post — Behind the Brooklyn Black Trans Lives Matter
GQ — 15,000 People Would Like To Remind You Black Trans Lives Matter
CBS News — Thousands Participated in Brooklyn Liberation For Black Trans Lives
Teen Vogue — Brooklyn Liberation Brought Thousands To the Streets For Black Trans Lives
Vox — Why organizers are fighting to center Black Trans lives right now
NBC News — Rally for Black Trans Lives draws enormous crowd in Brooklyn
Local news — Thousands attend peaceful Black Trans Lives Matter rally in Brooklyn over weekend
Refinery29 — Why Protestors Wore White To Black Trans Lives Matter Event
Gayletter — Brooklyn Liberation: An Action For Black Trans Lives
OUT — 40,000 Demand Justice For Black Trans Lives at Protests
TIME — How the Fight Against Police Brutality Helped Ignite the LGBTQ–Rights Movement
BBC — The black transgender push to keep the fight alive at LGBT Pride
The Root 15,000 Gather In Brooklyn To Stand Up For Black Trans Lives
NPR — What Happened For Black Transgender People When Police Protests and Pride Converged
NBC New York — Thousands, Clad in White, Rally In Support of Black Trans Lives Outside of Brooklyn Museum
AM New York — Thousands rally outside Brooklyn Museum in support of Black trans lives
Yahoo Finance — An Estimated 15,000 People Marched In Support of Black Transgender Lives In New York This Weekend
CNN — Thousands show up for Black trans people in nationwide protests
Autostraddle — 15,000 Stand Up for Black Trans Lives In Brooklyn, Shows Us What Pride Month Should Always Look Like
The Lily — Behind the Brooklyn Trans Lives Matter Rally and the Supreme Court ruling
2021
In 2021, we did it again, bringing thousands together to respond to the 100+ bills across the country that target trans youth. We know that efforts to erase trans youth, rather than being about protecting children, are intended to make sure there are no trans adults, and our entire community is wiped from existence. We also know that our oppression is interconnected with the ongoing crisis of police violence and continued human rights violations against Palestinians. Everyone has a stake in liberation and we cannot leave anyone behind.
Photo by Leo Foo
Photo by Ashton Do
W Magazine — 12 Activists on the Future They Envision for Trans Youth
Them — “I Believe in My Power!”: Brooklyn Liberation Takes Over the Street for Trans Youth
PAPER — Brooklyn Liberation March Returns to Support Black Trans Lives
LOGO — Thousands Flood the Streets in Support Of Trans Youth
Brooklyn Paper — Thousands rally for rights of trans youth outside Brooklyn Museum
Daily Beast — The Brooklyn Liberation March showed Why the GOP’s Anti-Trans Crusade Will Backfire
Lady Gunn — “No Pride For Some of Us Without Liberation For All of Us!” On The Ground With Brooklyn Liberation
Gay City News — Brooklyn Liberation to Return with a March for Trans Youth
WWD — Pride 2021: The Brooklyn Liberation March in Support of Trans Youth
Interview Magazine — Ryan McGinley and Qween Jean take you inside the Brooklyn Liberation Protest
Pink News — Thousands of trans rights protestors demand justice for under-attack youth in powerful liberation march