April 26, 2017

AVP has learned of several incidents of anti-gay vandalism which occurred this past week in Astoria, Queens. According to media reports, a series of garages and a connecting wall on 23rd Street between 28th and 29th avenues were spray-painted with slurs. The graffiti was anti-Obama and used anti-gay slurs, similar to an incident of vandalism that occurred last month, targeting the offices of New York State Senator Michael Gianaris and New York St[...]

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April 20, 2017

Vickie Cruz, star of The Death and Life of Marsh P. Johnson and former AVP Senior Counselor/Advocate sat down with Executive Director Beverley Tillery and Lead Organizer LaLa Zannell to discuss valuing trans lives in the past, present and future.  Watch their conversation below. Help us honor the lives of Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and other transgender leaders by joining us to #ValueTransLives.  Check out our campaign and let us [...]

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April 12, 2017

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has learned of the intimate partner violence (IPV) related homicide of James Johnson in downtown Brooklyn, New York which occurred on the morning of April 9th, 2017. According to media reports, a 42-year-old-man, identified in the press as the victim’s boyfriend, has been arrested and charged with 41-year-old James Johnson’s homicide. The suspect has stated that he acted in self-defense[...]

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April 3, 2017

AVP has learned of an anti-gay incident which occurred last Thursday, March 30th, 2017 in Downtown Brooklyn. According to media reports, a gay-identified man boarded a subway train at the Franklin Avenue subway stop on the A/C line and was physically assaulted by a man hurling anti-gay slurs as the train pulled into the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station. AVP has reached out to Make the Road New York, the office of City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viv[...]

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March 31, 2017

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has learned of the possible hate violence homicide of Andrew Nesbitt, age 46, who was found stabbed to death in his apartment in Madison, Wisconsin on March 27th, 2017. According to media reports, police have arrested a suspect, and have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime. Andrew was a survivor of a previous incident of hate violence, and he had worked closely with NCAVP membe[...]

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March 30, 2017

2020 could have been the year that questions about sexual orientation and gender identity were included in the US Census. Instead, it was announced this week that the 2020 Census will not include questions about sexual orientation and gender identity. AVP has been tracking violence against LGBTQ people for 20 years, and knows the vital importance of this data to our lives. In order to know how many LGBTQ people are impacted by violence we need t[...]

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March 22, 2017

AVP has learned of several incidents of anti-gay vandalism which occurred this past week in Astoria, Queens. According to media reports, the office building that was targeted houses two Democratic local lawmakers: New York State Senator Michael Gianaris and New York State Assemblyperson Aravella Simotas. The graffiti was anti-Obama and used anti-gay slurs. AVP has reached out to the office of City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, the offic[...]

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March 20, 2017

AVP has learned of an anti-transgender hate violence incident which occurred in Jackson Heights, Queens outside the McDonald's on 82nd Street, near Roosevelt Avenue, on Friday afternoon, March, 17th, 2017. According to media reports, a resident of Long Island, who has since been arrested and charged with a hate crime, physically and verbally attacked two transgender woman as they tried to enter the McDonald's. AVP has reached out to Make the R[...]

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March 16, 2017

AVP has learned of an anti-gay attack which occurred on Sunday morning, March 12th, 2017 outside of Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan. According to media reports, the survivor, who identifies as gay, was verbally and physically assaulted by a stranger who also threatened to kill him. An arrest was made in connection to this assault. AVP has reached out to The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York City, [...]

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March 13, 2017

Dear Friends, I am writing to tell you about an important national initiative launching today that AVP is proud to be a part of, Communities Against Hate. In the wake of the 2016 election, there has been a surge of incidents of hate violence reported across the country against LGBTQ people as well as Muslims, immigrants, people of color, and more. Safe spaces in our community such as LGBTQ and Jewish community centers as well as churches an[...]

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February 23, 2017

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), which is made up of over 50 lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and queer (LGBTQ) advocacy groups across the country, denounces the Trump administration's recent announcement to rescind protections put in place by the Obama administration for transgender students that had allowed them to use facilities, including bathrooms which correspond with their gender identity. This announcement sends[...]

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February 22, 2017

The AVP Action Brief tracks actions of the Trump administration that impact our communities’ safety and rights and offers concrete steps that we can take to stand up for safety and justice. We are here for you and we are in this together. White House Signals Lack of Support for Transgender Students The Trump administration is poised to overturn federal guidance that protects transgender students in schools. Title IX is a federal law tha[...]

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