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NCAVP mourns the death of Claire Legato, a 21-year-old Black trans woman in Cleveland, Ohio

NCAVP mourns the death of Claire Legato, a 21-year-old Black trans woman in Cleveland, Ohio. According to media reports, Claire died on May 15th, exactly one month after being shot, after an argument she and her mother were reported to have had with John Booth, 61. Aaron Eckhardt, Director of

NCAVP mourns the death of 20-year-old Alexus Keith, a Black queer woman in Denver, Colorado

NCAVP mourns the death of 20-year-old Alexus Keith, a Black queer woman in Denver, Colorado, the second homicide linked to intimate partner violence in 2019. According to media reports, Alexus died in April after being shot by her ex-girlfriend, Paulette Beazhane, who is 21-years-old. Paulette has been charged with Alexus’

#QueerSVAM: What is Sexual Violence?

April is Sexual Violence Awareness Month, a time to honor the experiences of sexual violence survivors, and to find ways that we can all engage in destigmatizing and preventing sexual violence. At AVP, we use the term Sexual Violence Awareness Month, instead of the more traditionally recognized Sexual Assault Awareness

NCAVP Urges Support for the Equality Act

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), a coalition of 50 LGBTQ anti-violence organizations across the country, supports the Equality Act and urges Congress to pass H.R. 5. The Equality Act is a crucial step toward LGBTQ liberation, introduced by Representatives David Cicilline (D-RI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Senator Jeff

NCAVP mourns the death of Ashanti Carmon, a 27-year-old black trans woman in Fairmount Heights, MD

NCAVP mourns the death of Ashanti Carmon, a 27-year-old black trans woman in Fairmount Heights, MD. According to media reports, Ashanti was died of gun shot wounds last Saturday on the eve of Transgender Day of Visibility. Carmon’s fiancé, Phillip Williams, told NBC News that they had been on a movie date

Diverse Group of NYC Community Organizations Rally For Hate Violence Prevention

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eliel Cruz, Director of Communications, NYC Anti-Violence Project ecruz@avp.org 212-714-1184 FOLLOWING RISE IN HATE VIOLENCE, DIVERSE GROUP OF NYC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ELECTED LEADERS DEMAND A NEW STRATEGY Jewish, Arab-American, LGBTQ, immigrant, Black and Brown communities held a press conference today to announce new initiative that

NCAVP mourns the death of Jazzaline Ware, a Black trans woman in Memphis, Tennessee

NCAVP mourns the death of Jazzaline Ware, a Black trans woman, who was found dead in her Memphis apartment in March. According to the Transgender Law Center and local activists, Southerners on New Ground, Jazzaline’s death is being investigated as a homicide, but more information is not known. Kayla Gore,

NCAVP Statement in Support of the Re-Authorization of VAWA

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 2019, H.R. 1585. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) remains the only piece of federal legislation that includes explicit civil

NCAVP mourns the death of Camila Díaz Córdova, a transgender woman from El Salvador.

NCAVP mourns the death of Camila Díaz Córdova, a transgender woman from El Salvador who died earlier this month after being deported from the U.S. According to the Washington Blade, one of the few outlets to report on Camila’s death, she was found in a hospital on January 31 with

Open Letter by LGBTQ, Women & Survivor Advocacy Organizations in Support of Bail Reform

We believe in survivors. And we believe in real bail reform. Dear New York State Legislators and Governor Cuomo, As organizations committed to supporting survivors of intimate partner violence, we want to add our voice to the growing call for true, progressive bail reform in New York State. As anti-violence