Transgender Employees in New York Discrimination against transgender people in employment is still widespread, making it harder for us to keep jobs and have enough money to live. Laws now protect people from this kind of discrimination in New York. The details of the laws are here. Some examples of acts that can be discrimination […]
A Place of Respect: A Guide for Group Care Facilities Serving Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth
Author: Jody Marksamer National Center for Lesbian Rights Contributing Writers: Dean Spade Sylvia Rivera Law Project Gabriel Arkles Sylvia Rivera Law Project http://www.nclrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/A_Place_Of_Respect.pdf
SRLP Continues Fight Against Sexual Assault In Detention
In coalition with other groups, on April 4, 2011, SRLP submitted comments to regulations that would implement the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). We urge the Attorney General to make certain important changes to the proposed regulations to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and gender nonconforming people in various forms of detention including prisons […]
SRLP Victory: Appellate Court Upholds the Right of Incarcerated Transgender People to Have Name Changed
By Sylvia Rivera Law Project on May 31, 2012 in Birth Certificates, News, Policy Advocacy, Press Release
May 31, 2012 After a two year legal struggle, New York courts uphold an incarcerated transgender woman’s right to change her name, reversing an earlier denial of her legal name change related to lack of medical evidence and the possibility of “confusion” ALBANY – The New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, […]
SRLP Victory: Incarcerated Transgender & Gender Non Conforming People & Allies Successfully Campaign For New Polices To End Prison Rape & Abuse
A culmination of 9 years of work, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project marks the release of the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Standards to Prevent, Detect and Respond to Prison Rape as a significant victory. The Department of Justice’s new standards come in response from recommendations from the Sylvia Rivera Law Project -including those of […]
VICTORY: INCARCERATED TRANSGENDER & GENDER NON CONFORMING PEOPLE & ALLIES SUCCESSFULLY CAMPAIGN FOR NEW POLICES TO END PRISON RAPE & ABUSE
VICTORY: INCARCERATED TRANSGENDER & GENDER NON CONFORMING PEOPLE & ALLIES SUCCESSFULLY CAMPAIGN FOR NEW POLICES TO END PRISON RAPE & ABUSE May 17, 2012 Contact Information: Chase Strangio, Equal Justice Work Fellow 212.337.8550 ext 302 chase@srlp.org A culmination of 9 years of work, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project marks the release of the U.S. Department […]
MARCH FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS & WORKER SOLIDARITY! MAY DAY 2012
MARCH FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS & WORKER SOLIDARITY! MAY DAY 2012 When: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 – 3:00pm Where: At Regal Movie Theater, 850 Broadway (at 13th St.) at 3pm May Day SRLP Contingent! The Audre Lorde Project, FIERCE, Queers for Economic Justice, Streetwise and Safe and the Sylvia Rivera Law Project have united to organize and form […]
HOUSING WORKS: ACTION ALERT!
HOUSING WORKS: ACTION ALERT! When: Monday, October 3, 2011 (All day) – Monday, October 31, 2011 (All day) TELL GOVERNOR CUOMO THAT ACCESS TO ALL HEALTH CARE IS A RIGHT, INCLUDING AND ESPECIALLY TRANS-RELATED HEALTH CARE! A RECENT TASK FORCE DETERMINED THAT THESE ASPECTS SHOULD BE COVERED AS MEDICAL NECESSITIES. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE TO DENY NEW YORKERS […]
SRLP continues fight against sexual assault in detention.
In coalition with other groups, on April 4, 2011, SRLP submitted comments to regulations that would implement the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). We urge the Attorney General to make certain important changes to the proposed regulations to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and gender nonconforming people in various forms of detention including prisons […]
The Winning Team: The Welfare Justice Campaign Trains Human Resource Administration On Policy To Address Discrimination Against Trans & Gender Non Conforming People
PICTURE: The Winning Team! On October 15th, following the historic and successful organizing campaign to make the Human Resources Administrationpass a policy to stop discrimination against trans and gender non conforming people seeking HRA services, members from the Welfare Justice Campaign traveled to the HRA training headquarters in Queens, NY to train workers on the policy. […]