On July 7th, SRLP supporters, staff, and community members joined together for Happy Birthday, Sylvia and Marsha to celebrate the lives of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson. Organized by SRLP’s Movement Building Team (MBT), the lively event featured dinner, performances, impromptu speeches, an awards ceremony, and, of course, birthday cake. From Patti Labelle to Madonna, the […]
HRA Changes Rules for Gender Marker
In May 2016, the New York Human Resources Administration, the city’s benefits and public assistance agency, announced a new policy to make it easier for clients to change their gender in the HRA systems. Surgery is no longer required to change your gender with HRA! The new policy allows individuals to change their gender with only […]
If You Give a Cop an Ally Cookie…
Since the tragedy in Orlando, police departments have been falling over themselves to proclaim that they are allies to the LGBT community, despite their historic and ongoing role as some of the worst perpetrators of violence against LGBT folks. Pride provided an opportunity for some outlandish displays of “allyship,” such as the NYPD’s introduction of […]
Trans Day of Action 2016: Lift Every Voice and March
On June 24th, SRLP showed up in solidarity for Audre Lorde Project’s annual Trans Day of Action. Unlike previous years where TDOA was held at the Christopher Street Pier, this year it was held at Washington Square Park. The Christopher Street Pier is particularly symbolic as it lies along the periphery of New York City, […]
SRLP’s Mik Kinkead Speaks with PS Magazine
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on July 13, 2016 in SRLP In The Media
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Meet The SRLP Summer Interns!
Name, Position at SRLP: Carolina Rivas, Summer Intern—Immigration Justice Hometown: Brooklyn, New York Career/Future Career Aspirations: I want to empower queer and trans people of color through legal advocacy, helping them help themselves through framing their narratives and securing immigration relief. Where you’re Studying/Where you studied and what you studied: I am a rising 2L […]
Another Medicaid Victory!
Breaking news! Today, a decision was handed down in our federal lawsuit Cruz v. Zucker, providing a major victory to transgender New Yorkers who are Medicaid-eligible. Judge Jed S. Rakoff has ruled that the current Medicaid regulations violate the federal Medicaid Act, which requires state Medicaid programs to provide Medicaid recipients with coverage for medically necessary […]
Tell the Department of Health that trans health care must include ALL of us!
As we enter this Pride weekend it is important to remember that many people – in particular transgender women of color – still struggle to meet their basic human needs such as health care. Despite ongoing litigation in Cruz v. Zucker, the NYS DOH continues to suggest amendments to the current regulation that make it harder for […]
SRLP speaks to the Board of Correction about implementing meaningful PREA standards
May 10 was a big day for advocacy to end sexual violence in New York City jails. Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) members and staff spent the morning at the Board of Correction’s public meeting, where punitive segregation for young people, harassment during visitations, and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) were discussed. After the […]
SRLP Members Discuss Housing, Employment Discrimination at Commission on Human Rights Workshop
On Tuesday night, Daryl Cochrane of the Commission on Human Rights led a Know Your Rights workshop for a packed room of SRLP members and staff. The workshop provided an overview of New York City’s Human Rights Laws and how they apply when it comes to housing, employment, and public accommodations. The meeting also […]