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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February 16, 2017
NATIONAL - The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs and Transgender Law Center denounce the arrest by immigration authorities of an undocumented transgender woman who is a survivor of domestic violence, and call for her immediate release. She was detained last week in an El Paso, Texas courthouse immediately after she was granted a protective order against her abusive partner.
NCAVP’s data shows that transgender women experience high[...]
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February 13, 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.
Department of Justice signals a step back on transgender rights
One day after Senator Jeff Sessions was sworn in as Attorney General, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief signaling a step backward i[...]
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February 10, 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.
Civil rights, not Sessions' rights
Yesterday, Senator Jeff Sessions was sworn in as Attorney General. Sessions has a disturbing record of opposition to laws protecting the civil rights of LGBTQ people, peopl[...]
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February 7, 2017
Our 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.
We're watching you, DeVos
This afternoon, Betsy DeVos was confirmed for Secretary of Education after a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence. DeVos, whose family foundation has donated millions [...]
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Our 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.
We're watching you, DeVos
This afternoon, Betsy DeVos was confirmed for Secretary of Education after a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence. DeVos, whose family foundation has donated millions [...]
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February 2, 2017
AVP has learned of an anti-gay incident which occurred in Jamaica Queens at the Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer subway station on Saturday, January 14, 2017. According to media reports, a 27-year-old man was called an anti-gay slur and then assaulted by a stranger while he was exiting the station. The survivor was treated for his injuries at Jamaica hospital and then released.
AVP has reached out to Make the Road New York, the office of City C[...]
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