Save Our Sisters United, Inc. is a Black trans-led, Black trans-serving organization dedicated to creating transformative spaces where Black transgender women in Houston, Texas, and beyond can thrive.
Rooted in resilience and community, we provide life-saving resources, affirming sisterhood, and tailored programs that focus on empowerment, self-esteem and self-acceptance while advancing strategic advocacy for systemic change.
Founded in 2016 by noted transgender activist Atlantis Narcisse, the organization is proud to be able to provide a myriad of resources and peer led support for trans folks throughout the State of Texas.
Save Our Sisters United, Inc.’s strategy for social change and transgender empowerment fuses direct action, community organizing, direct services, mutual aid and statewide organizing as part of a multi-prong strategy towards transgender liberation.
S.O.S.U. boldly challenges stigma, creates spaces that foster solidarity, and works to build a future where Black transgender women are not only seen but celebrated as leaders, creators, and advocates.
At Save Our Sisters United, Inc., we anchor our advocacy in our core values:
Bodily Autonomy, Authenticity & Self-Determination
S.O.S.U. is proud to create spaces where Black transgender women can embrace their full, authentic selves and reclaim their narratives on their own terms.
Resilience & Empowerment
Save Our Sisters United, Inc. champions the strength of our community to rise above hostility, disenfranchisement, and adversity; providing resources + mutual aid empowers self-determination and affirms our dignity, self-worth, and leadership.
Sisterhood & Solidarity
The core of S.O.S.U. is to create spaces that foster deep, affirming connections among Black trans and cis women, and we believe building bridges of mutual support, camaraderie and collective power.
Strategic Advocacy & Systemic Change
S.O.S.U. works to address our community’s immediate needs while organizing for long-term policy change, ensuring that Black transgender women in Texas have access to safety, justice, and opportunity.
Courage & Boldness
Save Our Sisters United, Inc is unapologetically dedicated to challenging the stigma, discrimination, and violence that trans people face in Texas and the broader Southern United States. S.O.S.U is standing firm in our commitment to equity and liberation for Black transgender women.
Board of Directors
- Board Chair
- Don’L Nicol | Manager of Annual Giving & Stewardship | Planned Parenthood
- Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
- Fran Watson | Probate Court 5 Judge | City of Houston
- Board Treasurer
- John Humphries | Business Owner & Entrepreneur | Former Member, Houston LGBTQ Caucus
- Board Secretary
- Michael Elizabeth | Director of Public Health Policy | Equality Federation
- Board Members
- Tommie Ross | Lived Experience Consultant – Member at Large
Atlantis Narcisse is a trailblazing transgender human rights activist and founder of Save Our Sisters United, Inc. —a transformative organization rooted in the belief that liberation begins with community. A proud native of Houston and graduate of Texas Southern University, Atlantis has spent over two decades advancing the rights, visibility and empowerment of Black transgender women across Texas.
Recognizing the deep need for affirming spaces, Atlantis created SOSU as a sanctuary where Black trans and cisgender women come together in solidarity—challenging harmful narratives of division and emphasizing shared struggles and collective power. Through transformative advocacy, healing-centered programs, and resource navigation, SOSU stands as a vital force protecting the lives and dignity of some of the most marginalized in Texas.
Atlantis also founded the House of Capri (H.O.X), a chosen family dedicated to fostering self-care, empowerment, and belonging for LGBTQ+ individuals estranged from their biological families.
As a respected speaker and thought leader, Atlantis brings her lived experience to classrooms, boardrooms, and conferences—dismantling stigma and sparking vital conversations around gender, race, and justice. Her mission is clear: to mobilize and mentor Black trans women and trans women of color to thrive unapologetically in the face of systemic injustice.
Ms. Narcisse has garnered numerous accolades and affirmations in the social change sector for her tireless advocacy, most recently being honored as a Houston LGBT Pride Grand Marshal. She is a prolific writer, and an avid lover of nature and journaling, Atlantis Narcisse continues to reimagine what’s possible when black trans folks lead the way for our collective liberation.