San Francisco’s basic income program for trans people to end after cuts, conservative lawsuits

San Francisco’s basic income program for trans people to end after cuts, conservative lawsuits

A person wears a trans flag as a cape at the Trans March on June 28, 2024. Photo by Io Yeh Gilman. San Francisco’s basic income program for transgender residents — one of two known guaranteed income programs catering to queer people in the country — is ending this month after budget cuts and lawsuits from conservative groups alleging the program illegally prioritized Black, Indigenous, and Latino applicants.

Since January 2023, the Guaranteed Income for Transgender People (GIFT) program has been giving 55 low-income trans San Franciscans $1,200 a month, as part of an 18-month pilot program to try and […]

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