In 2007, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project published a report which changed the landscape for LGBT organizing and abolitionist work in the US. It’s War in Here, a report on the conditions that transgender women face in men’s prisons, forced LGBT activist organizations to take the issues of policing and prisons seriously and forced abolitionists […]
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Tell New York You Support Access to Healthcare!
By Kyle Rapiñan, Director of Survival and Self-Determination on August 1, 2017 in Action Alert, Legal, News, Survival and Self Determination Project
Last December, a federal judge in Texas blocked protections under the Affordable Care Act from going into effect. The rule would have extended anti-discrimination protections, prohibiting private insurance plans and healthcare entities from discrimination against transgender people and their healthcare needs and abortion-related services. In response to the tireless activists and organizers demanding the protections […]
SRLP Mentioned as a Trans Advocacy Group
In this Teen Vogue article about Caitlyn Jenner’s Response to Trump, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project is mentioned as one of several trans advocacy group doing the work to improve the lives of trans people. Read more about this here.
Allure Recommends Supporting SRLP as a Way to Support Trans and Non-binary People
Allure recommends the Sylvia Rivera Law Project as one of four organizations to donate to support trans and gender non-binary people. Read more about this here
SRLP’s Mik Kinkead Talks About Name Changes in Prisons
In Truthout, SRLP’s Director of Prisoner Justice Project Mik Kinkead talks about the difficult processes and expenses involved in name changes for our trans and gender non-conforming clients who are behind bars. Mik Kinkead, SRLP’s staff attorney and director of its Prisoner Justice Project, is currently working with 30 people on name changes. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
Call for art submissions!
Art submission is closed as of 9/3. Due to the limited size of our venue, we could not take additional art pieces if you have not submitted an artwork by the deadline. Stay in tune for next year’s Small Works for Big Change! ***Art submission form is due on Sunday, September 3rd, 2017 – see […]
SRLP’s Statement on Federal Hate Crime Laws
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) stands against the use of the federal hate crimes law to extend the sentencing of Joshua Vallum for his horrific murder of 17-year-old Mercedes Williamson on the basis of her gender. On May 15, 2017, federal hate crimes laws specific to gender identity were used for the first time […]
SRLP’s Kyle Rapiñan Comments on Nevada’s New Name Change Bill
In Vocativ, SRLP’s Director of Survival and Self-Determination Kyle Rapiñan comments on Nevada’s new name change bill, which does not not force trans people to publicize their legal name changes in a newspaper. Advocates, such as Kyle Rapiñan, director of the Survival and Self-Determination Project with the Sylvia Rivera Law Project in New York, hoped that the […]