Polygon to host 24-hour charity livestream for Trans Lifeline on Twitch

Polygon is doing one other charity stream! At 12 p.m. EDT on June 9, we’ll begin streaming for twenty-four hours to learn Trans Lifeline.

We’ll be streaming on Twitch and elevating cash by Tiltify — in reality, our web page is already reside, which implies you may donate to Trans Lifeline proper now.

In 2020, all of you who tuned in helped us stream for a wild 56 hours to boost over $100,000 for The Innocence Mission. It was superb, chaotic, and exquisite. It was a bizarre time once we have been all caught at residence, unsure what 2021… or 2022 would seem like.

The world has modified quite a bit since then — for one factor, we’ll be streaming in-person once more from our studio!

However once we began planning this stream in late 2021, we had no concept how difficult this yr could be for the trans group. Trans individuals have extra visibility than ever, however trans lives are being policed and legislated in extremely dangerous methods, all throughout the nation. The information is devastating, and it makes Trans Lifeline’s work all of the extra essential.

Trans Lifeline is a superb, grassroots group: it’s run by and for trans individuals, providing emotional and monetary help. Trans individuals can battle with stigmatization, financial safety, and isolation. Trans Lifeline envisions a world the place everybody will get the care they want and deserve.

Trans Lifeline runs a global peer-support hotline that has answered over 120,000 calls since 2014. It connects trans individuals in disaster to individuals who personally perceive what they’re going by.

Trans Lifeline additionally runs a microgrants program that has given over $1 million on to trans individuals who want it. Many of those grants go in the direction of serving to individuals with authorized title modifications and new IDs. This permits individuals to entry schooling, healthcare, and employment.

So should you please, subscribe to our Twitch web page and take a look at the donation web page. We’ll see you on June 9 – 10, to have a great time for an important trigger!