Dear Community, It’s been an exciting year for the Sylvia Rivera Law Project! Our Prisoner Advisory Committee, made up of transgender people in prison, collaborated with SRLP staff and volunteers to launch Blogging from the Inside: Writings by Transgender People in Prison. In collaboration with partner organizations, we also launched a public education, media, and […]
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CeCe McDonald visits Sylvia Rivera Law Project and introduces the newest edition of our Prisoner Advisory Committee publication In Solidarity!
By Sylvia Rivera Law Project on March 17, 2014 in News, Newsletter, Publications and Resources, SRLP News
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 […]
Janet Mock, CeCe McDonald and Rai’vyn Cross visit SRLP!
Today SRLP got a special visit from New Y0rk Times bestselling author Janet Mock, and activists CeCe McDonald and Rai’vyn Cross! It was the first time that Janet had ever met CeCe or Rai’vyn and our office was filled with their amazingness and power. Janet donated Redefining Realness to the Small Works For Big Change […]
Thousands call on Governor Cuomo and Commissioner Shah to end healthcare discrimination!
Since SRLP launched our healthcare campaign just over a week ago, thousands of people have joined the call to action for safe and affordable healthcare for trans people! Join us by signing the petition and sharing the call to action at http://www.srlp.org/healthcare “Health care for trans folks isn’t special care. Whether prescribing estrogen for women […]
SRLP on Buzzfeed: Sylvia Rivera, Janet Mock & Dean Spade!
Check out Buzzfeed’s article about SRLP’s namesake Sylvia Rivera, SRLP10 honoree Janet Mock & SRLP co-founder Dean Spade at: Buzzfeed’s 24 Americans who Changed The Way we Think About Transgender Rights. […]