2024-12-22T03:20:09-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150000307/designing-support-for-incarcerated-trans-and-gnc-people-an-interview-with-support-fm-from-next-up-floating-worlds Nicholas Korody 2017-03-30T12:09:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f5/f5zz6hckf7u1d64o.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>&ldquo;<a href="http://www.support.fm/" target="_blank">Support.fm</a> is necessary because we have an unjust bail system that keeps people in prison and detention for up to years at a time before ever seeing trial,&rdquo; says Blaine O&rsquo;Neill, one-third of Support.fm, a crowdfunding tool to support, in particular, trans and gender nonconforming (GNC) people in jail, prison and detention. Comprising O&rsquo;Neill, Rye Skelton and Grace Dunham, Support.fm&nbsp;is a platform that uses design and new technologies to securely and anonymously connect a network of supporters to grassroots, trans and GNC led organizations that run community bail funds. We talked with them as part&nbsp;of Archinect&rsquo;s live podcasting event <em><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149992151/archinect-presents-next-up-floating-worlds-at-the-neutra-vdl-on-saturday-march-4" target="_blank">Next Up: Floating Worlds</a></em>.&nbsp;</p>