During CeCe’s recent media tour in New York City she stopped by the office and celebrated the latest version of SRLP’s In Solidarity publication written with and for incarcerated community members here in New York State. This issue features writing by Janet Mock, a 1970 interview between Sylvia Rivera and a trans person incarcerated […]
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Postponed: SRLP’s Reina Gossett on Democracy Now! Tuesday morning
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 […]
No One is Disposable: Everyday Practices of Prison Abolition
In a series of four short online videos produced by Barnard Center for Research on Women, SRLP’s Reina Gossett and Dean Spade discuss prison abolition as a political framework, exploring why this is a top issue for those committed to supporting trans and gender-nonconforming people. These videos look at how to build societies where the […]
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!
The 2014 SRLP Calendar is HERE!
They just arrived! The 2014 SRLP Calendar is HERE! This beautiful 12 month calendar showcases the artwork of SRLP Prisoner Advisory Committee members on the inside who are locked away in New York state detention facilities. It also features artwork from community members on the outside such as, Rachael Warner and Ariel Springfield to name […]
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!
SRLP’s Reina Gossett talks trans people in the media with Laverne Cox, Kye Allums and Tiq Milan
Reina Gossett, SRLP’s membership director, Laverne Cox and Kye Allums spoke on a panel about trans people in the media moderated by Tiq Milan. Growing Visibility: Transgender People in the Media was held on September 25, 2013, in New York City. “Historical erasure of trans people, specifically trans people of color, trans people with […]
Beck Witt’s speech honoring Miss Major during the MMJT Naming Ceremony
“I’m honored to be able to speak to you all tonight at this building dedication for Miss Major and jay Toole. It’s been a tremendous privilege having Major at the center of my life for the past 8 years, first as her partner and later as her political comrade and best friend. Last year was […]
Reina Gossett pays tribute to Jay Toole at Miss Major-Jay Toole Building naming
The building housing the Sylvia Rivera Law Project at 147 W. 24th Street, which houses five of the city’s longest standing LGBTQ people of color and low income people-led organizations including the Audre Lorde Project, FIERCE, Queers for Economic Justice, Streetwise and Safe in addition to SRLP, was officially named the Miss Major-Jay Toole Building for Social Justice in […]
Impossibility Now, a video and slideshow by Dean Spade via BCRW
“Impossibility Now” is a trans* politics manifesto by Dean Spade. This video was created for the February 2013 conference “Gender Talents: A Special Address,” which asked invited speakers to perform a manifesto. The video takes themes from Dean’s book, Normal Life, and illustrates them with images. See more at: http://sfonline.barnard.edu/gender-justice-and-neoliberal-transformations/impossibility-now/#sthash.wjm6Pu0h.dpuf via S&F Online, published by […]