“The pushback from trans people around the inclusion of GID in the DSM seems to fail to incorporate a larger assessment of why we are so afraid of ‘disorder’ and who enjoys the benefit of avoiding stigma and pathologization. I want to think about the DSM and other medical and…
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Mailing Party December 12th!
Hi SRLP Community! Please come out to support the Sylvia Rivera Law Project on Wednesday, December 12th. We are sending out our annual appeal to share updates about our work with our growing list of supporters and help us meet our fundraising goals for the year. We need your help…
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New Video of Staking Our Claim: Trans Women’s Literature in the 21st Century!
From Barnard Center For Research On Women “Celebrating the release of The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard (Topside Press, 2012), four of the volume’s contributors, Ryka Aoki, Imogen Binnie, Red Durkin, and Donna Ostrowsky come together to discuss future of literature, the complex ways that literary trans…
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Jueves: De rememoración a acción
El equipo del desarrollo de movimiento del Proyecto Legal Sylvia Rivera presenta: De rememoración a acción, transformando nuestro miedo, dolor, y luto en acción colectiva para cambio social Cuando: Jueves, 29 de noviembre, 6:30 a 8:30 pm Donde: Proyecto Legal Sylvia Rivera, 147 W. 24th St., quinto piso Edificio tiene…
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From Remembrance to Action, Thursday Evening at SRLP!
This Thursday SRLP’s Movement Building team presents: From Remembrance to Action: Turning Our Fear, Pain & Mourning into Collective Actions for Social Change. A community discussion. We want to end the violence and oppression experienced by our communities. How do we work towards a day when violence against trans and gender nonconforming…
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The SRLP 2013 Calendar is Here!
Designed to support the ongoing work of SRLP and to extend the reach of SRLP’s members who are incarcerated, artist Caroline Paquita has been hard at work over the past few months creating SRLP’s very first calendar! This beautiful 12 month calendar showcases the artwork of trans, gender non conforming,…
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Thank you for supporting SRLP on our 10th Anniversary!
Hey community! You helped SRLP raise nearly $46,000 through our 10th anniversary celebration!! This is the most we’ve ever raised at an event and it also exceeded our initial fundraising goal by $20K. We are truly grateful for your love and support over the and look forward to growing our…
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Limited Run SRLP10 T-Shirts!
Exciting news, SRLP community! Limited Edition SRLP 10 Year Anniversary T Shirts by Ginger Brooks Takahashi & Dana Bishop will be on sale tonight at SRLP 10. They’ll be sold sliding scale 15-25 and they will be definitely sold out, so get yours early!
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SRLP DROP-IN OPEN THIS THURSDAY 11/8/12 and NEXT THURSDAY 11/15/12
SRLP will be open to the public for drop-in legal services on Thursday, November 8 from 1-5pm. WE CANNOT SEE ANYONE WHO ARRIVES LATER THAN 4 PM BECAUSE WE WILL BE ATTENDING OUR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SHARPLY AT 5PM! SRLP will also be open for drop-in next thursday from 1-5. Next…
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SRLP Office Re-Opens, SRLP 10 Still Happening!
Hello SRLP Community! In the wake of a devastating & heartbreaking week here in NYC where many people are still without homes, electricity or state support, we feel lucky to say that our offices and organization have once again re-opened. SRLP has been deeply inspired by our community’s on going…