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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!

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 […]

PICTURE: The Winning Team! On October 15th, following the historic and successful organizing campaign to make the Human Resources Administrationpass a policy to stop discrimination against trans and gender non conforming people seeking HRA services, members from the Welfare Justice Campaign traveled to the HRA training headquarters in Queens, NY to train workers on the policy. […]

In June 2010, SRLP attended the United States Social Forum in Detroit, Michigan. As part of the ROOTS Coalition, we built a new level of shared national strategy for queer and trans justice movements in the US. Two of SRLP’s community members active in the Transforming Justice Coalition joined us in facilitating a workshop to […]

News & Accomplishments at Sylvia Rivera Law Project This update went out to our mailing list in December 2010 – if you didn’t get the mailing, find out more here and sign up for our mailing list! PUBLIC EDUCATION This year, we provided training and education to over 1,000 community members, lawyers, and service providers. Here are […]

Six Months of News & Accomplishments at the Sylvia Rivera Law Project PRISONER ADVISORY COMMITTEE SRLP’s Prisoner Advisory Committee released the very first issue of their newsletter, In Solidarity. Our Prisoner Advisory Committee (PAC) builds the capacity, accountability, and effectiveness of our work by giving imprisoned people who are trans, intersex, gender nonconforming or allies […]

The Sylvia Rivera Law Project is thrilled to introduce you to three new staff members: Gabriel Foster, Reina Gossett, and Chase Strangio! Check out our full staff list and bios here Gabriel Foster, our new Outreach Director, works to connect and engage community members by spreading the word about SRLP while working closely with Membership […]

On Thursday, September 16, 2010, SRLP along with the Audre Lorde Project,FIERCE, & Queers for Economic Justice held a joint housewarming party to celebrate our new shared home at 147 West 24th Street (NYC). Free and open to all ages, over 500 people joined in this vibrant celebration of the collaborative spirit of four established community organizations with a combined 42 years of […]

The Stonewall Foundation is celebrating its 20th Anniversary by honoring 20 extraordinary women, including SRLP Attorney Pooja Gehi, for contributions to the LGBT community. The 7th Annual Stonewall Honors will be held on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at the Highline Ballroom. 2010 honorees include: Chagmion Antoine, Virginia Apuzzo, Rose Arce, Kate Barnhart, Terry Boggis, Marsha R. Bonner, Rabbi […]

March 17, 2008- The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) is thrilled that after many months of work on the part of SRLP and other organizations, the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has issued a new policy regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth. This new policy prohibits all OCFS staff, volunteers, […]