An incarcerated, transgender member of our Prisoner Advisory Committee thoroughly explains how the criminal punishment system – and other such institutions – fail to provide a fair and healthy environment for people to live in. << Previous entry | Return to blog | Next entry >> Warning: The following letter mentions topics such […]
Prison officials stop at nothing to separate lovers in PAC
On Monday, Prince generally outlined the unsettling discrimination he faces as a gay male in prison. In this letter, he shares some specific incidents involving the mistreatment of himself and a lover by not only inmates, but also prison officials. “A Story… About Me Inside Prisons,” by Prince. Me and my lover – her name […]
SRLP Featured in the Grassroots Fundraising Journal!
In this month’s Grassroots Fundraising Journal, Christa Orth offers tips and tools for building strong fundraising teams to collectively resource our movements. Christa interviews SRLP’s Avi Cummings on how our fundraising strategies align with our organizational approach to racial and economic justice. Fellow fundraisers, this article also includes an fun activity to try with your teams. […]
Postponed: SRLP’s Reina Gossett on Democracy Now! Tuesday morning
Postponed: SRLP’s Reina Gossett will join CeCe McDonald, Katie Burgess (Executive Director of the Trans Youth Support Network in Minnesota), and Laverne Cox on Democracy Now! to talk about CeCe’s case and the work our communities are doing to end criminalization and create trans liberation! You can stream the program live on their website from […]
Prison is unsafe for LGBT people – Testimony from a PAC Member
Prince, who identifies as a gay male, introduces himself and reminds us that incarcerated people who do not conform to traditional ideas about gender and sexuality face a particularly high risk of violence and discrimination. “Prince’s Introduction,” by Prince. I’m writing to place my PAC Blog dealing with being gay […]
Autostraddle Covers SRLP Medicaid Campaign!
Check out this awesome Autostraddle article about our Medicaid campaign featuring Trans Justice or the Audre Lorde Project and GLAAD! Click here to read!
Overcoming a life of hardship – One PAC Member’s story
The hardships faced by Samantha – a currently incarcerated transgender woman – began long before she was accused of any crimes. Her story demonstrates how much she has overcome to blossom as the woman we know today. “To: The Sylvia Rivera Law Project,” by Ms. Samantha Sassy Horning. Please take note that this is […]
Who you’ll meet in prison, according to a PAC member
What is it really like inside of a male prison? Synthia breaks down the types of people she has observed while incarcerated, and shares her harrowing experiences as a trans woman who continuously finds the strength to survive in a such a deeply hostile environment. “Our Letter,” by Synthia. It’s difficult to imagine the […]
CeCe is FREE! And a new letter from inside
CeCe McDonald’s release this week is great news; one less trans woman who is forced to survive within the toxic confines of a hostile prison-industrial complex is reason enough to celebrate. Add to that both the media attention drawn to her early release by way of SRLP-supporter Laverne Cox’s celebrity accompaniment, and the documentary Cox […]
SRLP Celebrates Cece McDonald’s Release from Prison and the Organizing that Made It Possible
SRLP Statement on Cece McDonald’s Release from Prison This week, The Sylvia Rivera Law Project celebrates the release of CeCe McDonald from more than a year of unjust incarceration. Imprisoned for defending herself against a vicious hate crime in June 2011 where she and her friends were attacked by a group of men and women […]