About SRLP

Welcome to the Sylvia Rivera Law Project. We invite you to learn more about our organization.

Our Mission

The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence. SRLP is a collective organization founded on the understanding that gender self-determination is inextricably intertwined with racial, social and economic justice. Therefore, we seek to increase the political voice and visibility of low-income people and people of color who are transgender, intersex, or gender non-conforming. SRLP works to improve access to respectful and affirming social, health, and legal services for our communities. We believe that in order to create meaningful political participation and leadership, we must have access to basic means of survival and safety from violence. Read more about SRLP’s principles and approach…

Information about SRLP

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• Who was Sylvia Rivera?
• SRLP History
• Miss Major-Jay Toole Building for Social Justice (MMJT)
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Legal Programs

• Legal Services
  • Immigrant Rights Project
  • Prisoner Justice Project
  • Survival & Self Determination Project
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Services, Trainings, Campaigns, and Events

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How We Work

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• Our Approach and Principles

SRLP Programs

• Legal Services
  • Immigrant Rights Project
  • Prisoner Rights Project
  • Survival & Self Determination Project
• SRLP’s Prison Organizing and Advocacy
  • Prisoner Pen Pal Postcard Project
• Impact Litigation
• Legal Observing
• Movement Building Team
• Public Education
• Grassroots Fundraising

SRLP News

• SRLP Testimonies on NYS and NYC healthcare: TGNC People in Prisons and Jails Should Not Be Left out of the Healthcare Conversation (12/12/2018)
• The Trump Memo – What You Need to Know (10/25/2018)
• SRLP’s Campaigns are Heating Up! (6/15/2018)
• “This is My Body, This is My Health” – A Recap of Part 2 of our What’s Up with Trans Healthcare? Town Hall Series (3/28/2018)
• Transformation in 2018 and Beyond (1/4/2018)
• Writing to Folks on the Inside (12/4/2017)
• Celebrating the Prisoner Justice Project’s Accomplishments in 2017 (12/4/2017)
• Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People Have a #righttoknow Who is Targeting and Policing Us (10/15/2017)
• 10 Years Later: SRLP Updates “It’s War in Here” (9/1/2017)
• SRLP Mentioned as a Trans Advocacy Group (7/31/2017)