The Sylvia Rivera Law Project is excited to announce that after ten years of hard work and negotiations New York State has made an important policy change that eliminates barriers to identity documents by allowing transgender New Yorkers to change the gender marker on their birth certificate without undergoing surgery. People born in New York […]
SRLP Drop-In Closed Tomorrow (June 5)
SRLP’s drop-in hours are cancelled for Thursday, June 5 (tomorrow). Our next open drop-in hours will be Thursday, June 12 from 1-5 with Spanish interpretation from 3-5. See you then! Our office is located at 147 WEST 24TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10011. Walk-ins are welcome, but please call ahead if you can! […]
What is life like in prison? The unsimple answer. (Part 4)
In what may be the most extensive entry ever submitted to our blog, Jessica – an incarcerated trans woman – attempts to answer the question, “What is life like in prison?” She shares with us an entry that is chock-full of thoughts and stories, drawing from decades of personal experience. This is the fourth part […]
Check Out the 2013 SRLP Annual Report!
Dear Community, It’s been an exciting year for the Sylvia Rivera Law Project! Our Prisoner Advisory Committee, made up of transgender people in prison, collaborated with SRLP staff and volunteers to launch Blogging from the Inside: Writings by Transgender People in Prison. In collaboration with partner organizations, we also launched a public education, media, and […]
SRLP Demands #JusticeForJane Because No One Is Disposable!
(This post is cross-posted from Reina’s blog http://www.reinagossett.com/demand-justiceforjane-one-disposable/) Today marks the 51st day that Jane Doe, a 16 year old trans girl of color, has been incarcerated in an adult prison in Connecticut even though she has not been convicted of any crime and has no criminal charges against her. She has spent most of […]
Congratulations and Happy Birthday to Laverne Cox, Love SRLP
SRLP wants to wish Laverne Cox a happy birthday, and congratulations on your Time Magazine cover! Thank you for inspiring us and working tirelessly to amplify the voices and experiences of trans women of color and trans people in prison. We are so grateful to be in a movement for trans liberation and prison abolition with you. […]
NY Times Calls Out Gov. Cuomo for Taking Too Long to End Transphobia
Yesterday, the NY Times Editorial Board called out New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and other lawmakers for taking too long to pass GENDA, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, which would ensure basic protections for transgender New Yorkers. GENDA would also open the door to and support SRLP’s crucial work to end Medicaid’s exclusion of transgender healthcare. States like Connecticut […]
PHOTOS: Building Community with ALP, FIERCE, SAS, & SRLP
Check out these beautiful photos from last week’s Give OUT Day happy hour with ALP, FIERCE, SAS, and SRLP by FIERCE member Tiph Brown, Nerdscarf Photography! And view more of Tiph’s work at http://nerdscarf.com Thank you all for your support, for donating money to support all of our organizations and our movement’s commitment to queer and […]
What is life like in prison? The unsimple answer. (Part 3)
In what may be the most extensive entry ever submitted to our blog, Jessica – an incarcerated trans woman – attempts to answer the question, “What is life like in prison?” She shares with us an entry that is chock-full of thoughts and stories, drawing from decades of personal experience. This is the third part […]
The Brazen Saddles: A Pit Stop Fundraiser for SRLP
Erin Hansen, Nora Hirozawa, Jesse Montgomery, and Max Rivlin-Nadler, otherwise known as the Brazen Saddles, are riding their bikes across the country to raise money for SRLP. A couple weeks ago, they pulled into a truck stop for a much needed water break after several hours of pedaling down Florida’s sun-baked roads. A truck pulled up next […]