Following a year of continued attacks on our community, we are working to mobilize and build power for trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) folks here in NYC and beyond. Here is a recap of what SRLP’s Movement Building Team has been up to recently: Leadership Development and Movement Building Our Trans Healthcare Town Hall, “What’s […]
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“What’s Up with Trans Healthcare” Town Hall
By Sasha Alexander, SRLP Director of Membership on November 6, 2017 in Events, Get Involved, Membership
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project is re-launching our Trans Health Campaign to address the many problems, concerns, and issues that trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGNCI) New Yorkers have had to face. Our goal is continue to mobilize, educate, and support our communities in putting pressure on the institutions and policymakers who are impacting our […]
Tell New York to Remove Barriers to Gender-Affirming Healthcare
By Sasha Alexander, SRLP Director of Membership on November 4, 2017 in Action Alert, Get Involved, Membership, Policy Advocacy, Survival and Self Determination Project
In spite of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project’s victory in ensuring healthcare access for low-income trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGNCI) New Yorkers, and Governor Cuomo’s directive that private insurers allow gender-affirming care, many members of our community continue face barriers to care. From wrongful denials of coverage to red tape to outdated, transphobic policies […]
Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People Have a #righttoknow Who is Targeting and Policing Us
“I felt liberated and inspired with SRLP, to see people from all walks of life come together to fight for the same cause, for people of color and immigrants to get a bill passed. Pass the Right to Know Act! Today was phenomenal. I have lots of love.” – Terri (Movement Building Team member). […]
MBT Heads to Staten Island: Co-Organizing Borough-Specific Forums to Address the Needs of TGNC New Yorkers
For more than two years, SRLP has been involved a trans-led coalition with the NYC Anti-Violence Project, the LGBT Center, Make The Road New York, Translatina Network, Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), The Audre Lorde Project, and the New York City Council to host and organize forums in each of the five boroughs, addressing the needs of […]
Updates from SRLP’s Movement Building Team
The Movement Building Team (MBT) at the Sylvia Rivera Law Project has been busy the last few months working to advocate for the rights of trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGNCI) people! In April, we were part of organizing and facilitating the Manhattan Trans Forum, along with lots of amazing community partners. This trans-led organizing […]
Navigating Violence, Reframing Trans Health
“I go by what I feel. What my spirits tell me, I’m following” – Sylvia Rivera (Queens in Exile) Trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGNCI) communities are resilient but everyday our folks are up against trauma, stress, and anxiety – what kind of transformation will it take to make sure trans people have access to […]
New Year, Continued Resistance
“This year I want to see the whole city be powerful together” – Sheneeneh Smith, SRLP Movement Building Team member The urgency for continued resistance this New Year has a lot of us thinking, dreaming, and fearing what’s next. In the last year, our struggle to support the rights, leadership, and lives of trans, gender […]
Transformation from the Inside Out: SRLP Attends the Women’s Building Opening
By Sasha Alexander, SRLP Director of Membership on January 17, 2017 in Everyday Abolition, Membership, News, Policy Advocacy, SRLP News
Yesterday, SRLP Members and Staff attended the Women’s Building opening, “Transformation from the Inside Out”, at the former Bayview Women’s Correctional Facility in NYC, hosted by the Women and Justice Project. This historic opening symbolizes the importance of abolishing prisons and jails everywhere – the Bayview Facility opened in 1978, driven by racist War […]
Celebrating New SRLP Workshops and Thought Leadership Around Reproductive Justice, Healthcare, and Housing
By Sasha Alexander, SRLP Director of Membership on October 25, 2016 in Membership, News, SRLP News, TRANSFORM
Part of SRLP’s legacy has been framing trans and gender justice language and strategy and organizing for our survival through our lense of abolition, transformation, and intersectional justice! Read more about new workshops from SRLP’s Movement Building Team and see photos from our recent presentation of these workshops and more at In Our Own Voices’ […]