UNRAVELING INJUSTICE: RACE AND CLASS IMPACT OF MEDICAID EXCLUSIONS OF TRANSITION-RELATED HEALTH CARE FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE BY POOJA S. GEHI, GABRIEL ARKLES. SEXUALITY RESEARCH & SOCIAL POLICY. (DEC 07: 4,4) In this article, the authors analyze the contradiction between the medicalization of trans experience(s) and government’s refusal to recognize the…
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GETTING IT RIGHT FROM THE START: BUILDING A GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING PROGRAM
GETTING IT RIGHT FROM THE START: BUILDING A GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING PROGRAM BY DEAN SPADE, JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 2005 • GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING JOURNAL “When we heard that only about 11 percent of the money the private sector gives to nonprofits comes from foundations, while close to 80 percent comes from individuals, and specifically…
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THE NONPROFIT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND TRANS RESISTANCE
THE NONPROFIT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND TRANS RESISTANCE BY RICKKE MANANZALA, DEAN SPADE. SEXUALITY RESEARCH & SOCIAL POLICY (MARCH 08:5,1) Taking tools and lessons from antiracist and feminist scholars and activists and recognizing widespread critique of the co-optation of the lesbian and gay rights movement by neoliberalism, this article highlights alternatives…
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SAFETY AND SOLIDARITY ACROSS GENDER LINES: RETHINKING SEGREGATION OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN DETENTION
SAFETY AND SOLIDARITY ACROSS GENDER LINES: RETHINKING SEGREGATION OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN DETENTION This is an article written by staff attorney, Gabriel Arkles about the segregation of transgender people in detention segregation_Arkles
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In Solidarity
In Solidarity In Solidarity is a collaborative newsletter created by members of SRLP’s Prisoner Advisory Committee, who are involuntarily locked away, SRLP staff & volunteers. Together our words & collective efforts work against injustice for low-income and/or people of color who are trans, intersex & gender non-conforming both inside and…
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Know Your Rights: Protect Yourself at Work
Transgender Employees in New York Discrimination against transgender people in employment is still widespread, making it harder for us to keep jobs and have enough money to live. Laws now protect people from this kind of discrimination in New York. The details of the laws are here. Some examples of…
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A Place of Respect: A Guide for Group Care Facilities Serving Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth
Author: Jody Marksamer National Center for Lesbian Rights Contributing Writers: Dean Spade Sylvia Rivera Law Project Gabriel Arkles Sylvia Rivera Law Project http://www.nclrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/A_Place_Of_Respect.pdf
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Pronoun Etiquette
(written by Dean Spade, and for more on making classrooms welcoming for trans students, see here) People often wonder how to be polite when it comes to problems of misidentifying another person’s pronoun. Here are some general tips: If you make a mistake, correct yourself. Going on as if it did…
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Hate Crimes Legislation References
Please see SRLP’s statement re: non-support of GENDA 1) ALEXANDER LEE, NOWHERE TO GO BUT OUT: THE COLLISION BETWEEN TRANSGENDER & GENDER-VARIANT PRISONERS AND THE GENDER BINARY IN AMERICA’S PRISONS (2003) 2)AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE, IN A TIME OF BROKEN BONES: A CALL TO DIALOGUE ABOUT HATE CRIMES AND THE LIMITATIONS OF HATE CRIMES…
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TRANS FORMATION by Dean Spade
Article by Dean Spade in Los Angeles Lawyer, October 2008. Three myths regarding transgender identity have led to conflicting laws and policies that adversely affect transgender people. Trans Formation Article