January 24, 2019

On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court voted to temporarily allow the Trump administration’s ban on most transgender individuals serving in the military to go into effect while the lawsuits challenging the ban move forward. The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) strongly condemns the transgender military ban and such attacks against the transgender community. The first public news of a transgender military ban came by [...]

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January 16, 2019

New York, NY, January 16, 2019 -- Today at AVP we are celebrating the historic passage of GENDA – the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act in New York, which adds protections based on gender identity and expression to the state’s human rights laws and the state ban of abusive conversion therapy. GENDA has been seventeen years in the making, since the legislature passed the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (SONDA) in 2002 which di[...]

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January 14, 2019

OPPOSE THE NOMINATION OF WILLIAM BARR TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES On behalf of The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), we are writing to express our opposition to the nomination of William Barr to serve as Attorney General of the United States. NCAVP is a national coalition comprised of over 50 local and affiliate organizations working to prevent, respond to, and end all forms of violence within and against[...]

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December 11, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2018 Media Contacts: Eliel Cruz, Director of Communications: ecruz@avp.org Ciarra Ross, Communications Coordinator: cross@avp.org New Report Outlines Widespread Employment Discrimination Against TGNC New Yorkers New York, NY –  A new report from The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) captures the systemic employment discrimination against trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people in New Y[...]

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December 10, 2018

AVP has learned of an anti-gay hate violence incident in Times Square. According to reports, a young woman was punched from behind in an attack that fractured her spine by a man who called her an anti-gay slur. The woman was taken to Elmhurst Hospital where she was treated for a fractured spine, police said. The man, who is believed to be in his 50s, approached the 20-year-old victim on the Manhattan-bound E train near the Forrest Hills st[...]

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November 20, 2018

We honor the trans elders who have fought for the freedom to live their lives authentically and and openly. We honor those who are still here today -fighting for justice, visibility and respect. We  honor trans youth, who have always mapped our way forward and continue to light our way. We remember the folks that continue to go unnamed, misgendered and deadnamed. We see who you are and all that you were. In your death, we say your name loudly an[...]

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October 30, 2018

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) denounces and condemns the recent leaked Department of Health and Human Services memo that puts forward a plan for the current administration to deny the existence of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people.  This is yet another attempted to erase, dehumanize and discriminate against LGBTQ people. The memo leaked last Sunday by the New York Times contained a policy proposal to narr[...]

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October 29, 2018

In response to the Pittsburgh Mass Shooting, the New York City Anti-Violence Project’s Executive Director, Beverly Tillery, released the following statement:   “We mourn the 11 lives lost in the shooting in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue during the Sabbath. The Anti-Violence Project unequivocally condemns this anti-Semitic attack and stands in solidarity with the Jewish community during this time of mourning. As an organization dedi[...]

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October 22, 2018

Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the Trump Administration is considering redefining sex to be only “either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with.” If carried out, the proposal in the leaked memo from the Department of Health and Human Services will continue the efforts already underway to deny transgender, gender non-conforming (TGNC) and intersex people necessary medical care, acce[...]

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October 12, 2018

October 12, 2018 Thank you to all who attended and supported our 22nd Annual Courage Awards! I also want to take this time to thank our honorees: Minneapolis City Council VP, Andrea Jenkins; singer-songwriter, Shea Diamond; Senior VP of HBO, Rich Palermo; and the cast and crew of FX's Pose. Last night's acceptance speeches not only moved and inspired our community, but also underscored the importance of National Coming Out Day and our ho[...]

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September 28, 2018

Beverly Tillery, Executive Director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project, the nation's largest LGBTQ specific anti-violence organization, issued the following statement on the Kavanaugh hearings and VAWA re authorization: The treatment of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was just one more demonstration of this Administration’s disrespect and lack of concern for survivors of sexual violence. I watched the hearings with a knot in my stomach, n[...]

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September 25, 2018

AVP has learned of an anti-gay hate violence incident in Brooklyn, NY. According to media reports, two gay men, 29 and 34, were attacked and beaten unconscious in Williamsburg around 1:00 am on Sunday, September 23. The suspect made anti-gay statements before assaulting the men who had left a popular Williamsburg gay bar, according to police. Local authorities are still searching for the suspect whose picture was captured as he fled the scene. [...]

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