Sign this petition to call on President Obama to sign an Executive Order to stop deportations! http://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/10129 Join SRLP, Southerners on New Ground, and the Transgender Law Center to fight back against mass deportations! Come to SRLP for a Know Your Rights workshop on immigration tomorrow night from 7-8:30 PM at the SRLP office! Click here […]
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SRLP Stands With Monica Jones: Stop Police Profiling and End the Criminalization of Survival
At this weekend’s GLAAD Media Awards ceremony in L.A., Laverne Cox spoke out about the fact that trans and gender nonconforming low-income people and people of color are commonly profiled by the police for expressing our gender identity or participating in criminalized economies in order to survive. She spoke about our comrade Monica Jones, a trans […]
Join SRLP on April 17 to Demand Liberation Not Deportation!
On April 5, you marched and chanted with communities across the U.S. in a mass mobilization to end deportations. Our work to protect and build power with trans and gender nonconforming immigrants and our broader communities continues, and we need you to keep it going. On Thursday, April 17, we will have a New Member […]
Read some empowering, trans poetry sent to us from prison!
Through the powerful medium of poetry, incarcerated transgender woman Jakaelynn shares feelings that many trans people can relate to, and also offers more universal advice about breaking a vicious cycle of unhealthy relationships. Jakaelynn is a member of SRLP’s Prison Advisory Committee (PAC), which joins trans, intersex, gender non-conforming people and allies who are currently […]
SRLP Awaits New Health Commissioner Appointment and Continues to Demand Trans-Inclusive Healthcare for Low-Income New Yorkers
Since 2011, SRLP and our allies have worked to pressure New York Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah to repeal the Medicaid regulation that bars low-income transgender and gender nonconforming people from accessing health care. This past February 14, SRLP and our allies at TransJustice of the Audre Lorde Project, Make the Road, Trans Women of […]
A Glimpse of SRLP’s Collective Process
SRLP staff attorneys Elana Redfield, Alisha Williams, and Pooja Gehi getting it done at their weekly co-supervision meeting. Want to learn more about SRLP and a collective process at work? Come to our new member orientation followed by a Know Your Rights workshop on immigration next Thursday, April 17. Click here and register online to attend. 6 […]
Thursday, April 17: New Member Orientation and Know Your Rights Workshop on Immigration at SRLP!
If you’re curious to learn more about SRLP’s work and how you can get involved, join us for a new member orientation followed by a Know Your Rights workshop on Immigration on Thursday, April 17. Click here and register online to attend. 6 PM – 6:30 PM – New Member Orientation 7 PM – 8:30 PM […]
SRLP’s Gabriel Foster, Chase Strangio and Bali White honored by the Trans 100!
Today the Trans 100 released its annual list advocates who have made outstanding contributions to the trans community. The honorees this year included SRLP’s Outreach Director Gabriel Foster, former SRLP attorney Chase Strangio and former collective member Bali White. Congrats Gabriel, Chase and Bali! Check out the full list by visiting http://thetrans100.com […]
GET YOUR TICKETS: Reina Gossett, CeCe McDonald, and Dean Spade on 4/21/14
“I Use My Love to Guide Me”: Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Impossible Situations A conversation with CeCe McDonald, Reina Gossett, and Dean Spade Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cece-mcdonald-reina-gossett-and-dean-spade-tickets-11082426837 Event information, videos, and resources available on bcrw.barnard.edu In 2011, CeCe McDonald was a fashion design student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College when […]
Learn More About SRLP’s Legal Services and Thursday Drop-In Clinics
Today is drop-in day at SRLP! SRLP has free drop-in clinics EVERY THURSDAY from 1-5 PM where you can meet with one of our staff attorneys (Elana Redfield and Pooja Gehi pictured above). Our clinics run from FEBRUARY to OCTOBER and we offer Spanish interpretation. Our office is located at 147 WEST 24TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW […]