Because lesbian movements have always generated genius - political, cultural, collective, stubborn, world-changing genius - while receiving only a fraction of the resources they deserve. Lesbian organisations build safety where systems fail, create knowledge where data is missing, defend communities under attack, and push social change far beyond what they are funded to do.
The Lesbian Genius Fund exists to change the funding reality for lesbian movements. It moves resources directly to lesbian organisations, through decisions made by the movement itself. Because no meaningful fight against patriarchy, sexism, misogyny, lesbophobia, homophobia, biphobia or transphobia is possible without strong, resourced lesbian organising.
The Lesbian Genius Fund is officially launching its new Call for Proposals dedicated to supporting lesbian organisations, communities and movements across Europe and Central Asia....
La Tortiteca, a migrant-led lesbian dykebrary based in Barcelona, confronted the erasure of lesbian resistance histories amid rising far-right threats across Europe. Their Fight Like...
VULGAR, a Bucharest-based queer feminist organisation, confronted the hidden traumas sapphics face in Romania’s healthcare system amid rising far-right threats. Their project “Advocating for systematic...
The Lesbian Economic Power programme invests in lesbian organisations, communities and enterprises to build economic autonomy. Through grants, investments, business support, mentorship and social enterprise development, the programme strengthens employment, entrepreneurship, income-generating models and movement sustainability — turning lesbian survival into strategy, community wealth and long-term financial freedom.
The Lesbian Agenda programme resources lesbian organisations to organise, advocate, campaign and shape public life. Through funding, mentoring and transnational collaboration, the programme strengthens lesbian visibility, political influence, watchdog work, community leadership and collective action — ensuring lesbian movements are not only present in decision-making spaces, but actively changing them.
The Lesbians Against Violence programme resources lesbian organisations confronting gender-based violence in all its forms. Through funding, mentoring, knowledge-building and advocacy support, the programme strengthens survivor-centred responses, community safety, legal access, prevention work and collective strategies for justice, dignity and freedom from violence for lesbians in all their diversity.
The Lesbian Emergency programme provides rapid, flexible support to lesbian organisations, communities and human rights defenders facing emergencies. From war, repression and legal attacks to threats, violence and sudden humanitarian needs, the programme helps protect activists, sustain organising and keep lesbian movements alive when crisis hits.
The Global Lesbian Cooperation programme strengthens collaboration between regional lesbian networks across the world. Through funding, mentoring, capacity support and joint advocacy, the programme builds transregional solidarity, strengthens regional lesbian movements, and keeps lesbian networks connected across continents — because our struggles are shared, our resistance is global, and our futures depend on cooperation.
