On a hot June day, TransPonder Programs Director Ben Lilley walks through the multiple offices the organization shares with other nonprofits at a former church in River Road. He enters a room towards the back of the building with racks and shelves full of clothes. This is the clothing closet managed by the Lavender Network, one of the other nonprofits in the building.
Lilley walks towards one of the hangers up against a wall. This part of the room is called Sylvia’s closet, and is managed by TransPonder. He begins listing the array of gender affirming products TransPonder manages in this room.
“TransPonder provides…period underwear, pocket bras, breast forms, packers, packing underwear, tucking underwear, trans tape, wigs, partial breast forms,” said Lilley…