Mother, Daughter, Holy Spirit is a three-part grassroots fundraiser for the Trans Justice Funding Project.
The Cause
The Trans Justice Funding Project is a community-led funding initiative founded in 2012 to support grassroots, trans justice groups run by and for trans people in the United States, including U.S. territories.
The Trans Justice Funding Project makes grants annually by bringing together a panel of six trans justice activists from around the country to carefully review every application received.
TJFP centers the leadership of trans people organizing around their experiences with racism, economic injustice, transmisogyny, ableism, immigration, incarceration, and other intersecting oppressions.
"Mother, Daughter, Holy Spirit is a reminder that our creativity, our joy, and our care for each other are acts of freedom. This isn’t just a fundraiser—it’s a vision for the world we deserve. A world where trans brilliance is celebrated, where we move through life with ease, and where our beauty and resistance are one and the same. I’m honored to be part of something that reminds us: we don’t just imagine being free—we live it, right here, right now."
Tourmaline
John Mollett & Bobbi Salvör Menuez
Organizers
Mother, Daughter, Holy Spirit is led by co-organizers Bobbi Salvör Menuez and John Mollett.
MDHS is the fourth fundraiser organized by the pair who most recently collaborated on “I <3 ME” in 2021, a fundraising auction for G.L.I.T.S, which provides housing and health services to people in the LGBTQ+ community.
Bobbi Salvör Menuez is an actor, creative director, and
transdisciplinary artist.
John Mollett is the creator of One for One and Willbees.
Team
Lío Mehiel
Head of production
Lío Mehiel is an artist, performer, and writer. Their work explores “transness” as philosophy, an orientation towards embodied living that extends beyond gender expression.
Lío made their feature debut starring in MUTT, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2023. Their critically acclaimed performance earned them the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize in Acting, making them the first trans actor to ever win the award. Next up, Lío can be seen in Luca Guadagnino’s new film, AFTER THE HUNT, opposite Ayo Edebiri and Julia Roberts.
Julie Ragolia
Fashion consultant
Julie Ragolia is an internationally renowned stylist, her work spanning publications including the Wall Street Journal, Re-Edition and Document Journal. Ragolia also shapes the personal style of talents including Pedro Pascal and Riz Ahmed. Her approach is strikingly contemporary, subverting fashion conventions while focusing on distinctive tailoring and the beauty of imperfection.
MOTHER DAUGHTER HOLY SPIRIT
Casting Double
Casting
Salome Oggenfuss and Geraldine Barón who works between MANY mediums including film and editorial; visionarIES known for finding first-time actors and unique stories as a collaborator in the creative process.
Notable projects include Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door (winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival 2024) and HBO’s Euphoria, as well as editorial work for Savage X Fenty and SKIMS.
Yadim
Organizer of beauty
"Makeup artists can play a role in moving representation forward." Bringing his mould-breaking approach to an expansive client list, Yadim channels the spirit of self-expression he was raised on to continually push the realm of beauty to unexplored new places. To date, Yadim has worked on campaigns for Miu Miu, Prada, Gucci, Marni, Dsquared2, Marc Jacobs and Dior, and his collaborators have included figures such as Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Inez & Vinoodh, Glen Luchford, Willy Vanderperre, Zoe Ghertner, David Sims, Tyrone Lebon and Johnny Dufort. His editorials have appeared in titles such as i-D, Harper’s Bazaar, Beauty Papers, T Magazine, The Face, Vogue, L’Uomo Vogue and Dazed.
One for One
Venue
Mother, Daughter, Holy Spirit is based at One for One – a new private venue in Midtown East created as a collaborative space for artists and culture makers to gather, experiment, and celebrate in the legacy of New York City’s artist-run initiatives.
Thank you
Expressing gratitude for the time and generosity from our supporters
Starkman & Associates
Cousins
Composite
Gia Kuan Consulting
Lou Reese
Valentino Beauty
Smart Water
Mission Chinese
Quori Theodor
Tatiana Von Furstenberg