Anyone who has attended one of our storytelling events will tell you how powerful a tool art and story can be for advocacy. We understand that not everyone feels comfortable getting up in front of a mic, so we’ve decided to create a space for folks to submit letters, stories and artworks that reflect their experience.

  • The act of creation is a powerful tool to fight against oppression. It empowers the creator, creates moments of joy and healing, and allows the creator to both acknowledge what has been, and what could be.

    For the audience of these works, it allows the trans, non-binary, and intersex experience to be humanized. Art and story allow us to connect - recognizing both the specificity of a lived experience, and the universality of it.

  • The first need for these works is by February 8, 2026, but we’ll be excepting works on a rolling basis.

  • We’re interested to for you share:

    • how pending or passed legislation has or could impact your life

    • your lived experience

    • what it means to be trans non-binary or intersex in NH

    • any topics that explore the intersection of your identity and other areas of your life

  • It goes into a secure digital archive. Our advocates may reference your story or our artwork in public testimony, in letters to other advocates, in communication with legislators who are working to build a more inclusive world for the LGBTQIA+ community. By default, we will anonymize your name (first name only, and reference the town in which you’re from) when speaking about your words or story publicly. If you’d like your name to be fully anonymized, or fully public, please let us know when you submit work.

    Right now, this is helping us be more effective with advocacy work. In the future, we plan to use these works to create a digital or in-person showcase of works and stories.

  • No. The purpose of this gathering of art and stories is to capture the experiences of trans, non-binary, and intersex folks in a meaningful way.

  • We ask that you include your name, the town in which you reside, and a brief bio. Then make sure to attach your submission to the email. We won’t share your name or contact information with anyone, but we may be in touch if we have a storytelling event nearby, or one of our advocates has a question about your story or your submission, or if we’d like to include your submission in a digital or in-person showcase of works.

Submit Your Work

Community Need:

A recent survey indicated that 71% of Americans claim to have never met a transgender person. With this kind of invisibility, it is easy for cisgender people to believe hateful social messages, and to never find the empathy to see trans people as simply human. A bold solution to this is for our community to highlight our shared humanity through art and narrative.

Project Description:

The act of creation is a powerful tool to fight against oppression. It empowers the creator, creates moments of joy and healing, and allows the creator to both acknowledge what has been, and what could be.

For the audience of these works, it allows the trans, non-binary, and intersex experience to be humanized. Art and story allow us to connect - recognizing both the specificity of a lived experience, and the universality of it.

In addition to being an ongoing effort to feed the advocacy work happening at both the state and federal level, The Letters Project will culminate in two annual presentations:

  • An annual Zine that curates a collection of stories and artworks highlighting the lived experiences of trans, intersex, gender diverse, and queer Granite Staters in celebration, pride, and honor.

  • A showcase of stories + artworks in partnership with a New Hampshire gallery

Results:

Trans, intersex, and gender diverse folks are empowered to share their stories in safe ways, advocacy groups are able to use those stories to effect meaningful change, and the public is able to learn and engage with issues that disproportionately affect the trans and queer community in ways that educate, inspire, and transform their understanding.

Funding for this program can be provided directly to 603 Equality as a 501(c)4 organization, or through our Fiscal Sponsor, a 501(c)3 organization.

These programs are partially supported by:

  • Our 250+ grassroots funders. Donate to support here.

  • Approximately 180 in-kind / volunteer hours annually

  • In-kind support through community coalitions with non-profit partners