We at SRLP are saddened, outraged and disappointed with recent protocols of rescinding and rollbacks to removing gender identification on trans and queer folks documentation across states. This is a prime example of transphobia and how threatened state officials are by gender identity recognition. Gender Identity recognition is not only…
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Celebrating the Release of “In Solidarity”!
With much excitement, SRLP presents the digital release of “In Solidarity”! “In Solidarity” is SRLP’s bi-annual newsletter that is created and informed by our Prison Advisory Committee. A collection of artwork, poems, and writings, it is one of the many ways SRLP continues to uplift the voices of TGNC communities…
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Housing Recommendations from the Manhattan Trans Forum
On April 27, 2017, trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) community members, partners, and allies came together at GMHC to address the needs of the TGNC community. Among the many disparities faced by TGNC people, housing has always been a system that our community has struggled with. Broken systems and non-acceptance…
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Community in Violence
It is with great sympathy and sadness in my heart that I regret to inform our community of the continuation of murders of trans women of color in 2017. In the month dedicated to the recognition of black history, this marked the sixth murder of a trans woman of color…
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Building Movement Power at the #LawStrikesBack Rally
Last week on the 17th of February, I, as a member of the Movement Building Team of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, along with members of legal agencies, activists, and social service communities, gathered to resist President Donald Trump and his racist policies at the #F17 Law Strikes Back rally…
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SRLP’s Kyle Rapinan Speaks to Courthouse News on Surge of TGNCI Folks Seeking Name Changes
Kyle Rapinan, SRLP Survival and Self-Determination Project Director, talks to Courthouse News on trans people rushing to change their name and/or gender marker before the Trump administration and the difficulties and discrimination often faced during that process. Read more about this here.
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SRLP Gets a Shout Out from Wear Your Voice as an Org to Support This Holiday Season
Read more about this here
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PBS Covers SRLP’s Cruz Case and the Fight for Affirming Care for Trans Youth
Read more about this here.
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Vice Media Covers “How Homelessness is Killing Trans People”
On Trans Day of Remembrance, Vice profiles several community members (including a former SRLP client) on the factors that place TGNCI people at risk and lead to disproportionate homelessness in our communities. Read more about this here.
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SRLP Gets a Shout Out from Ad-Rock During an Anti-Hate Rally
Following the defacing of Adam Yauch Park, SRLP gets a shout-out from Ad-Rock during an anti-hate rally. Read more about it here.