Activist, writer and member of SRLP’s Movement Building Team, Ida Hammer (center), won a huge victory over her insurance company to have medically necessary treatment covered. Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund represented Ida in her case, to read their press release click here. Like What You See? Donate Now By Clicking Here!
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Harry Hay Conference Presentation by SRLP Staff Member Reina Gossett
Longtime activist Randy Wicker recorded SRLP staff member Reina Gossett’s presentation at the Harry Hay Conference this past weekend. From Randy: “Reina Gossett, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, read from published interviews & showed amazing video clips, documenting how businesses commenced changing NYC’s Pride Parade from a political to an entertainment event–changing the route so folks […]
SRLP Staff Attorney Chase Strangio Leaving Direct Services Team
After two years of tireless work in the Prisoner Justice Project and growing SRLP’s disability justice work, staff attorney and Equal Justice Works fellow, Chase Strangio, will be leaving SRLP on September 28, 2012. Chase and Chase’s partner -and long time SRLP collective member- Nadia Qurashi (pictured) recently had a baby, Simrah Elijah Strangio Qurashi. […]
Full House for First Membership Orientation!
Thanks to everyone who came out for our first membership meeting last Thursday! It was a full house! If you couldn’t make it, come get one of these lovely buttons made by Jennifer Paterson at the next membership orientation on January 18th and in the meantime get involved with SRLP10 to get more information […]
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project has a new way to become involved: Membership!
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project has a new way to become involved: Membership! Who can be a member? Anyone who agrees with the mission of SRLP can be a member! SRLP continues to prioritize the involvement of trans, gender non-conforming, intersex people who are low income and/or people of color. What do members do? Attend […]
Meet the Honorees of SRLP’s 10th Anniversary Celebration!
Meet the Honorees of SRLP’s 10th Anniversary Celebration! Janet Mock Janet is a writer and advocate, who publicly shared her teenage transition story in Marie Claire and a video testimony for the It Gets Better project in 2011. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Janet speaks out about the portrayal, struggles and triumphs of transgender women, […]
Sponsor SRLP 10!
SRLP’s 10th Anniversary Celebration is an exciting event where SRLP can celebrate our history, honor community advocates whose efforts increase the political leadership of low-income and people of color who are trans, gender nonconforming or intersex, as well as bring members of the LGBT communities, including activists, attorneys, advocates from other LGBT and civil rights […]
Sylvia Rivera Law Project Looking For Fundraising Volunteers
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination or violence. We are looking for a few folks to help with a short-term fundraising project beginning in September. Time commitment: 2 to 3 hours per week from […]
DROP-IN CLOSED THURSDAY AUGUST 9TH, 2012
SRLP will be closed on Thursday August 9th and there will be NO DROP-INS. The city will be shutting off our water that day to make some repairs or adjustments, so we will be CLOSED! See you next week!
SRLP Continues Fight Against Sexual Assault In Detention
In coalition with other groups, on April 4, 2011, SRLP submitted comments to regulations that would implement the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). We urge the Attorney General to make certain important changes to the proposed regulations to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and gender nonconforming people in various forms of detention including prisons […]