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Anti-Violence Project Client Gia Has Been Granted Asylum

September 25, 2018

New York City Anti-Violence Project’s client, Gia, has been granted asylum on the basis of the harm suffered due to her transgender identity. Content note: portions of the following story might be triggering. Gia has always known she was transgender. She was born in Mexico, a country with one of the highest rates of violence against transgender women in the world. A few years after she came out, Gia experienced severe violence by classma[...]

Anti-Violence Project client “Nadia” has been granted asylum

August 28, 2018

New York City’s Anti-Violence Project's client, who we will call "Nadia", has been granted asylum on the basis of her sexual orientation. Content note: portions of the following story might be triggering to survivors. Nadia realized she was attracted to women at camp when she was around 14 but knew that she had to keep these feelings hidden. Nadia was born in Russia, a country which criminalizes LGBTQ identities through a “no LGBT propa[...]

AVP learns of incident in Hell’s Kitchen

August 17, 2018

AVP has learned of an incident involving a gay man in Hell’s Kitchen on August 14. 50-year-old Gregory Kanczes is reported to have been stabbed sixteen times by 25-year-od Geoffrey Tracy. According to reports, Tracy stabbed Kanczes after Kanczes made sexual advances on him. They were living together. Tracy was arraigned August 15 on charges of attempted murder and assault. Kanczes is in the hospital in critical condition. AVP has reache[...]

AVP learns of a hate violence incident in Brooklyn

August 14, 2018

AVP has learned of an anti-gay hate violence incident in Brooklyn, NY. According to social media posts by a family member, a woman was walking in her neighborhood when a man started to follow her. The man taunted her saying “You think you’re a man? Since you think you’re a man, I’m going to treat you like a man,” before hitting her in the face. The survivor sustained severe injuries. AVP has reached out to NYPD for more information a[...]

AVP learns of IPV-related incident in Astoria

August 9, 2018

AVP has learned of a potential intimate partner violence related incident in Astoria, NY. A 48 year-old man was found dead in the early morning hours of Thursday, August 9. According to media reports, the victim was found on the ground with cuts, bruises, and mouth filled with dirt. Police are trying to locate the boyfriend of the victim’s ex-lover for questioning as it’s been reported he was last seen with him. We have reached out to N[...]

NCAVP Supports The Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act

July 27, 2018

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), a coalition of more than 50 LGBTQ anti-violence organizations across the country, urges congress to pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018. The bill was introduced on July 26, 2018 by Representative Jackson Lee and contains realistic and much needed enhancements to our current law. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) remains the only piece of federal legislation t[...]

NCAVP joins Jacksonville Transgender community in demanding accountability from Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

July 5, 2018

NCAVP is deeply saddened by the homicides of three transgender women of color in Jacksonville, Florida since February of 2018 – Celine Walker, Antash’a English, and Cathalina Christina James – and the intimate partner violence related shooting of a black transgender woman. We send care and light to everyone in the Jacksonville community and across the country who have been impacted by these losses and violence. NCAVP is also angered by t[...]

AVP learns of incident at RIIS Beach

July 3, 2018

AVP has learned of a violent incident involving police at Riis Beach that occurred on Sunday, July 1, 2018. If you have been impacted by the incident and would like to report or to seek support, reach out to AVP by calling our free and confidential 24/7 bilingual (English/Spanish) hotline at 212-714-1141 or our online reporting form. AVP is reaching out to Parks Enforcement Patrol and the New York City Police Department for further information[...]

Anti-Violence Project Condemns Travel Ban

June 26, 2018

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, Director of Communications ecruz@avp.org, 212-714-1184 The New York City Anti-Violence Project unequivocally condemns The United States Supreme Court's decision to uphold the unjust, overtly racist travel ban from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Venezuela and North Korea. This policy, enacted by Trump’s Administration through presidential proclamation, is rooted in islamophobia and white supremacy, architecte[...]

Call on Congress to stop family separation and protect immigrant survivors

June 20, 2018

NCAVP joins The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence in calling for Congress to stop family separation and protect immigrant survivors! Call Your Member of Congress today to Stop Family Separation and Protect Immigrant Survivors. Find your Congressional Representative here and Tell Them to Oppose the two pending “moderate” (sic) Immigration Bills that Harm Survivors of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault. The[...]

AVP learns of back to back anti-LGBTQ incidents in Queens

June 12, 2018

AVP learns of back to back anti-LGBTQ incidents in Queens; our work is not done. On Sunday, June 3, 25 year-old elementary school teacher Brandon Soriano was enjoying the Queens Pride festivities. At around 10 pm, he decided to pick up some food before heading home. It was then Soriano heard someone yell an anti-gay slur, right before being physically attacked by a group of men until he became unconscious. Five days later, a transgender wom[...]

NCAVP Submits Response to Proposed Changes to National Crime Victimization Survey

May 11, 2018

NCAVP Submits Response to Proposed Changes to National Crime Victimization Survey The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced a change to the National Crime Victimization Survey that would raise the age for questions asking about sexual orientation and gender identity from 16 to 18 years old claiming concerns about the potential sensitivity of these questions for adolescents. Through our collaboration on the National LGBTQ Institute on In[...]