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NCAVP Condemns Anti-TGNCI HHS Memo

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

The New York City Anti-Violence Project Mourns Lives Lost At Pittsburgh Shooting

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

NCAVP Mourns The Death Of Traylon Brown, a 29-Year-Old Black Gay Man, In Dallas, TX

NCAVP mourns the death of Traylon Brown, a 29-year-old gay black man from Dallas, TX. According to local news reports, Brown was found dead inside of his vehicle in the afternoon of Sunday, October 21st. Brown’s death is being investigated as a homicide. Dallas police says Brown was also referred

We Are Committed. We Will Not Step Back.

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

Thank You for Attending Courage 2018! Pictures + more.

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

NCAVP Mourns the Death of Ciara Minaj Carter Frazier, A 31-Year-Old Black Trans Woman, in Chicago, IL

NCAVP Mourns the Death of Ciara Minaj Carter Frazier, A 31-Year-Old Black Trans Woman in Chicago, IL. Reports say Ciara’s body was found with apparent stab wounds on October 3, 2018, after an argument with a man. Known and beloved in the Chicago ballroom community, Ciara is the second transgender

While the Trump Administration Turns Their Backs, AVP Supports All Survivors

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

AVP learns of hate violence incident in Williamsburg

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

Anti-Violence Project Client Gia Has Been Granted Asylum

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

NCAVP Mourns the Death of Nikki Janelle Enriquez, A 28-Year-Old Latinx Trans Woman, in Laredo, TX

NCAVP mourns the death of Nikki Janelle Enriquez, a 28-Year-Old latinx trans woman, in Laredo, TX. U.S. Border Patrol intel supervisor, Juan David Ortiz, has been charged with the murders of Nikki Janelle Enriquez and three other women—Melissa Ramirez, 29, Claudine Ann Luera, 42, and a woman who has not