The Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, a Dallas-based organization, advocates for transgender individuals. Led by founder Carter Brown, the group is especially stepping up its efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.

The organization has been supporting Black trans people who need help amid the COVID-19 crisis, providing necessities such as food, money, health care and transportation.

Brown said the struggles of Black transgender communities are now magnified because of the coronavirus.

"We're seeing levels of just the despair that our community is in right now," Brown told NBC News. "It's completely magnified and amplified during this time."

"Largely, a lot of people are, even in these times, experiencing direct discrimination because they are Black and trans, in employment and in housing," Brown said. "Those who are in a situation where they may find it more difficult to find another place are being pretty much refused housing because they are Black and trans, as well as the same scenario for employment."

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