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Chastity Bowick
American social justice activist (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chastity Bowick (born 1985) is an American transgender health advocate and social justice activist based in Massachusetts. She is known for her work supporting low-income and homeless transgender individuals as the executive director of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute and former executive director of the Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts. Bowick has also founded a consulting firm, where she provides training to organizations on working with transgender and non-binary communities.[1][2][3] Bowick is a Black transgender woman who uses she/her pronouns.[4]
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Early life
Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Bowick began her transition at 17 after moving to Boston, Massachusetts to seek a safer environment for her gender affirmation process. She has spoken about her early challenges, including experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, and engaging in survival sex work.[5][6]
Career and activism
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From 2015 to 2023, Bowick led the Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts, a nonprofit organization with the mission of providing support services to low-income and homeless transgender individuals, including housing and healthcare assistance.[2][6][7] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she started a nutritional program in collaboration with the American Heart Association and About Fresh to deliver produce boxes to transgender individuals across the state.[8][9] Bowick has also been heavily involved in organizing events commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), such as spearheading the City of Boston's 25th Annual TDOR Commemoration in November 2024.[10][11][12]
In January 2023, Bowick founded Chastity's Consulting & Talent Group, LLC (CCTG), which provides guidance to organizations on supporting transgender communities. CCTG aims to promote equal protections and improve quality of life for these communities.[2][13] Bowick also currently serves as the Community Engagement Director at Massachusetts General Hospital's CARE Research Center.[9][14]
In October 2025, Bowick was announced as the new executive director of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, succeeding Elle Moxley.[3]
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Honors and awards
Bowick has received a number of awards for her contributions to advocacy and health support for the transgender community, including:
- TDOV Activist and Visibility Award from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth (2024)[15]
- Massachusetts LGBTQ+ Leader from MassLive (2023)[2]
- LGBTQIA+ Champion Award from the AdClub Equity Project (2022)[16]
- Lavender Rhino Award by The History Project (2020)[17][6]
- Advancing Equity Award from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth (2018)[18]
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