I believe that we will win. I believe that we will continue to resist. We say it loud. We say it in whispers. We say it in the way we shout trans liberation in the streets. We say it in the way we move. We say it in the way we practice hope. We say it […]
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Community in Violence
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on March 1, 2017 in Get Involved, Membership, News, Policy Advocacy, SRLP News
It is with great sympathy and sadness in my heart that I regret to inform our community of the continuation of murders of trans women of color in 2017. In the month dedicated to the recognition of black history, this marked the sixth murder of a trans woman of color and the fifth of an […]
Building Movement Power at the #LawStrikesBack Rally
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on February 28, 2017 in Legal, Membership, Policy Advocacy, SRLP News
Last week on the 17th of February, I, as a member of the Movement Building Team of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, along with members of legal agencies, activists, and social service communities, gathered to resist President Donald Trump and his racist policies at the #F17 Law Strikes Back rally in Foley Square. Along with […]
Resourcing Our Communities is Resistance
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project is committed to growing the ability of trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex community members who are people of color and low-income to advocate for themselves and better navigate state systems that are designed to marginalize and divide us. To assist our folks and their allies, we are pleased to release […]
Transformation from the Inside Out: SRLP Attends the Women’s Building Opening
By Sasha Alexander, SRLP Director of Membership on January 17, 2017 in Everyday Abolition, Membership, News, Policy Advocacy, SRLP News
Yesterday, SRLP Members and Staff attended the Women’s Building opening, “Transformation from the Inside Out”, at the former Bayview Women’s Correctional Facility in NYC, hosted by the Women and Justice Project. This historic opening symbolizes the importance of abolishing prisons and jails everywhere – the Bayview Facility opened in 1978, driven by racist War […]
15 Systematic Policies and Legal Rules That SRLP Helped Change
By Sylvia Rivera Law Project on December 20, 2016 in Birth Certificates, Identification, Immigrant Rights Project, Legal, News, Newsletter, Policy Advocacy, Prisoner Rights Project, SRLP News, Survival and Self Determination Project
It’s been almost 15 years since SRLP was founded as a multi-racial, trans-led collective organization working for economic, racial, and gender justice. You might not know that over the last 15 years SRLP has worked to win the following important victories: Morrill v. Morrill, establishing a transgender parent’s right to visit her children. Doe v. […]
SRLP Pushes to Reduce Hurdles to Obtaining Gender-Affirming Documents
By Kyle Rapiñan, Director of Survival and Self-Determination on December 20, 2016 in Identification, Legal, News, Newsletter, Policy Advocacy, SRLP News, Survival and Self Determination Project
On December 19th, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Bureau of Vital Statistics held a public meeting of the NYC Gender Marker Change Advisory Board, where SRLP testified that the Board should permit fee waivers, gender self-attestation, and non-binary designations on birth certificates issued by New York City. Joining SRLP in coalition were […]
Submit Comments to Strengthen Healthcare for Transgender New Yorkers!
As we let you know earlier this month, transgender New Yorkers who use Medicaid received tremendous life-affirming news in the last ruling in the Cruz v. Zucker case. This is a case that SRLP and our allies at the Legal Aid Society and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLC brought to challenge the decades long ban […]
Landmark Victory Achieved in Cruz v. Zucker
This week, transgender New Yorkers eligible for Medicaid received the life-affirming news that trans-specific health care coverage is required by law for individuals, regardless of their age. This victory extends from the case Cruz v. Zucker which the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) filed in conjunction with our co-counsels, The Legal Aid Society and Willkie […]
Celebrating New SRLP Workshops and Thought Leadership Around Reproductive Justice, Healthcare, and Housing
By Sasha Alexander, SRLP Director of Membership on October 25, 2016 in Membership, News, SRLP News, TRANSFORM
Part of SRLP’s legacy has been framing trans and gender justice language and strategy and organizing for our survival through our lense of abolition, transformation, and intersectional justice! Read more about new workshops from SRLP’s Movement Building Team and see photos from our recent presentation of these workshops and more at In Our Own Voices’ […]