True Self Foundation

Established in 2017, True Self Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that works to support LGBTQ+ communities in Puerto Rico, with a special emphasis on the trans, queer and non-binary communities. As one of the only organizations of its kind on the island, True Self provides free or low-cost gender-affirming services to gender-diverse Puerto Ricans. They do this work through core programing such as, but not limited to the Be Free Fund, which provides financial assistance for gender-affirming medical procedures for TGNC individuals; the Embrace Program, which offers administrative support for legal name changes, free psychological group therapy, and low-cost individual therapy; the TransUni Fund, which disburses academic and professional development scholarships and the Werk Program, which offers seed money for projects created by the trans community in Puerto Rico and which will be beneficial to the LGBTQ+ community. True Self Foundation also actively participates in the discussions of public policy affecting the LGBTQ+ community in Puerto Rico.