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 critical in protecting and self […]
Author Archive | Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement
Celebrating the Release of “In Solidarity”!
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on April 16, 2018 in News, Newsletter, SRLP Prisoner Advisory Committee
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 and our incarcerated members to […]
Housing Recommendations from the Manhattan Trans Forum
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on June 19, 2017 in Membership, News, Policy Advocacy
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 from our own people and […]
Community in Violence
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on March 1, 2017 in Get Involved, Membership, News, Policy Advocacy, SRLP News
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 and the fifth of an […]
Building Movement Power at the #LawStrikesBack Rally
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on February 28, 2017 in Legal, Membership, Policy Advocacy, SRLP News
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 in Foley Square. Along with […]
SRLP Gets a Shout Out from Fader as a Local Org to Support
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on February 2, 2017 in SRLP In The Media
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SRLP’s Kyle Rapinan Speaks to Courthouse News on Surge of TGNCI Folks Seeking Name Changes
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on January 20, 2017 in SRLP In The Media
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.
SRLP Gets a Shout Out from Wear Your Voice as an Org to Support This Holiday Season
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on December 22, 2016 in SRLP In The Media
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PBS Covers SRLP’s Cruz Case and the Fight for Affirming Care for Trans Youth
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on November 27, 2016 in SRLP In The Media
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Vice Media Covers “How Homelessness is Killing Trans People”
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on November 22, 2016 in SRLP In The Media
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.