SRLP wants to wish Laverne Cox a happy birthday, and congratulations on your Time Magazine cover! Thank you for inspiring us and working tirelessly to amplify the voices and experiences of trans women of color and trans people in prison. We are so grateful to be in a movement for trans liberation and prison abolition with you. […]
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NY Times Calls Out Gov. Cuomo for Taking Too Long to End Transphobia
Yesterday, the NY Times Editorial Board called out New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and other lawmakers for taking too long to pass GENDA, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, which would ensure basic protections for transgender New Yorkers. GENDA would also open the door to and support SRLP’s crucial work to end Medicaid’s exclusion of transgender healthcare. States like Connecticut […]
PHOTOS: Building Community with ALP, FIERCE, SAS, & SRLP
Check out these beautiful photos from last week’s Give OUT Day happy hour with ALP, FIERCE, SAS, and SRLP by FIERCE member Tiph Brown, Nerdscarf Photography! And view more of Tiph’s work at http://nerdscarf.com Thank you all for your support, for donating money to support all of our organizations and our movement’s commitment to queer and […]
What is life like in prison? The unsimple answer. (Part 3)
In what may be the most extensive entry ever submitted to our blog, Jessica – an incarcerated trans woman – attempts to answer the question, “What is life like in prison?” She shares with us an entry that is chock-full of thoughts and stories, drawing from decades of personal experience. This is the third part […]
The Brazen Saddles: A Pit Stop Fundraiser for SRLP
Erin Hansen, Nora Hirozawa, Jesse Montgomery, and Max Rivlin-Nadler, otherwise known as the Brazen Saddles, are riding their bikes across the country to raise money for SRLP. A couple weeks ago, they pulled into a truck stop for a much needed water break after several hours of pedaling down Florida’s sun-baked roads. A truck pulled up next […]
We Raised Over $6,000 for SRLP from People Like You!
We did it! Together, we raised $6,378 for trans liberation, prison abolition, and safe, affordable, and accessible healthcare for all! From the nearly 200 people who donated to the countless others who helped us spread the word by sending out emails, posting on Facebook, and tweeting calls for support, we couldn’t have done this without you! THANK […]
SRLP Direct Action Featured on Democracy Now!
Watch this Democracy Now! segment on SRLP’s direct action at Hx Refactored! Listen as SRLP’s Reina Gossett speaks powerfully to the new Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker and a crowd of health industry techies to demand an end to NY State’s Medicaid regulation that bars transgender people from accessing basic healthcare. Keep tweeting, signing the petition, and […]
What is life like in prison? The unsimple answer. (Part 2)
In what may be the most extensive entry ever submitted to our blog, Jessica – an incarcerated trans woman – attempts to answer the question, “What is life like in prison?” She shares with us an entry that is chock-full of thoughts and stories, drawing from decades of personal experience. This is the second part […]
Today is Give OUT Day! Give Love and Donate to SRLP!
I hope you’ll join me in making a donation to SRLP today, on Give OUT Day! But first, I have a confession for you. You may know it by now, but I’m ready to tell the whole world… I have a HUGE crush on SRLP! I first learned about SRLP when I purchased a copy of […]
May 15: SRLP’s Direct Action to Demand an End to Medicaid Ban on Transgender Healthcare
This morning, members of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project participated in a direct action at HX Refactored, a health care conference in New York City, attended by the new NY State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker. We went to stop business as usual at the Department of Health. 16 years of transgender exclusion from medically […]