The Seattle T4T Clothing Swap hosts regular events where Trans people can come and "shop" for all the gender-affirming clothes, shoes, accessories, and other things that their heart desires — all for free, powered by a community donation.

These events — typically 3-4 a year — feature racks upon racks of clothing donations that have been washed and sorted by our volunteer team. Swap locations vary: our last few have been at Seattle Open Arts Place, which has been an amazing host and a great venue.

It's such a privilege to be a place where Trans people can come and get all the clothes to their heart's content to fill out their closet with gender-affirming clothing without worrying about cost, since that can be such a barrier to so many of us, making the process a much slower and more gradual. Those who've already got a closet that feels good to them can always get fresh things. We never want cost to be a barrier to anyone's transition or presentation, so we are so happy to be able to help make that happen.

Having been in operation since early 2022, we have seen a real need for something like this in our community, and have been happy that a lot of other Trans clothing events have popped up around the city in recent years.

People can get involved by emailing [email protected] or joining our mailing list at bit.ly/t4tswaplist. They can also get notified about new events via our Instagram or Bluesky accounts @seattlet4tswap.