The $50,000 award is divided in half — $25,000 for the recipient’s personal use and $25,000 for the affiliated organization’s general operations. Wade’s work through Brave Space Alliance, which provides community services such as a food crisis pantry, support groups, an LGBTQ and BIPOC-centered job board and HIV testing, aims to amplify the voices of transgender people of color in Chicago and to build their decision-making at micro and macro levels.
