Postponed: SRLP’s Reina Gossett will join CeCe McDonald, Katie Burgess (Executive Director of the Trans Youth Support Network in Minnesota), and Laverne Cox on Democracy Now! to talk about CeCe’s case and the work our communities are doing to end criminalization and create trans liberation! You can stream the program live on their website from […]
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Autostraddle Covers SRLP Medicaid Campaign!
Check out this awesome Autostraddle article about our Medicaid campaign featuring Trans Justice or the Audre Lorde Project and GLAAD! Click here to read!
Time Magazine names SRLP supporter Laverne Cox’s portrayal of Sophia Burset as one of the most influential fictional characters in 2013!
Time Magazine named SRLP supporter Laverne Cox’s portrayal of Sophia Burset as one of the most influential fictional characters in 2013! Laverne has recently been supporting the work of SRLP’s Prison Advisory Committee, which you can check out here. Congrats, Laverne! We cannot wait to find out what 2014 will bring!
Despite Medicaid ban on transgender healthcare, NY Health Commissioner says he’s “working hard” on transgender issues
Check out GLAAD’s great coverage of our medicaid direct action, NY Department of Health Commissioner Shah’s ongoing inaction and then join us in our campaign for safe and affordable healthcare for trans and gender non conforming people! Read GLAAD’s article here!
Al Jazeera America covers SRLP healthcare campaign
Since SRLP launched our campaign for safe and affordable healthcare in New York nearly 2,000 people have signed the petition calling on Governor Cuomo and NYS Health Com. Shah to repeal Medicaid’s discriminatory regulation that prevents trans and gender non conforming people from accessing healthcare. Thank you for your support! This past week Al Jazeera America interviewed […]
Dean Spade in Buzzfeed: What’s wrong with the campaign for transgender inclusion in the military?
Buzzfeed’s Chris Geidner talks to Dean Spade about the campaign for transgender inclusion in the military: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/meet-the-trans-scholar-fighting-against-the-campaign-for-out
OITNB’s Laverne Cox mentions SRLP in new interview in The Nation
Star of Orange Is The New Black Laverne Cox mentioned SRLP’s work on trans incareceration during her recent interview with The Nation. What some nonprofits that you support in terms of the transgender community? I’ve been lucky to be affiliated with a few organizations over the years. I’ve worked with the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund—they […]
SRLP on Buzzfeed: Sylvia Rivera, Janet Mock & Dean Spade!
Check out Buzzfeed’s article about SRLP’s namesake Sylvia Rivera, SRLP10 honoree Janet Mock & SRLP co-founder Dean Spade at: Buzzfeed’s 24 Americans who Changed The Way we Think About Transgender Rights. […]
Orange Is The New Black actress, Laverne Cox mentions SRLP’s prison work in Salon Magazine
The breakout star talks to Salon about her career path and the need for more portrayals of trans women on TV http://www.salon.com/2013/07/25/laverne_cox_on_her_orange_is_the_new_black_character_shes_a_survivor/
SRLP Mentioned On BuzzFeed!
Both grassroots fundraising director Ola Osaze & membership director Reina Gossett made it into BuzzFeed last week. Ola’s studious subway reading was captured here and Reina was profiled about her blog, which you can read here!