LGBTQ SAVES Transitions Out of Transform 1012 to Focus on Our Mission

LGBTQ SAVES has proudly served as a nonprofit for fifteen years, centering the lives and well-being of LGBTQ youth ages 12–24. In today’s rapidly shifting legal, social, and cultural climate, we remain committed to navigating with an abundance of caution to ensure the safety of the young people we serve.

When LGBTQ SAVES joined Transform 1012 as both a founding and board member, the alignment with our mission was clear: collective work toward justice and healing is vital to the communities we serve. However, due to recent organizational directions and divergent approaches of fellow board members, we have determined that our responsibility at this time must be to prioritize physical and psychological safe spaces for LGBTQ youth, which are increasingly at risk.

We affirm our continued support of the original vision of Transform 1012: a space for collective community healing centered on repairing harm experienced by the Black community in Fort Worth. We believe deeply in the power of shared work to create the communities we all deserve, and we wish Transform 1012 every success on this important journey.

This decision has not been made lightly. We respectfully ask for privacy as we take this step, reaffirming our unwavering commitment to our mission: protecting and saving the lives of LGBTQ youth. Stepping away from Transform 1012 at this time is the necessary path forward for us to continue that mission with clarity and integrity.

Sharon Herrera

Founder and Executive Director