September 9, 2022
Dear AVP Community,
As you know, AVP works diligently to support our survivors first and advocates whenever we can for changes that help to remove stigma and barriers affecting their safety and well-being.
A virus that has become the center of public discourse once again has a name that by its erroneous nature promotes incorrect, racist and harmful narratives about our communities. It is referred to as m——————-pox (redacted) a[...]
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June 29, 2022
The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) was honored to celebrate and commemorate our movement for LGBTQ liberation with our siblings, friends, and supporters at this past weekend's Pride marches and festival. As we end Pride Month, we recognize and hold space for the continued heightened threat of violence facing our community that will last long after the rainbow flags come down.
Just one week before we marched and gathered in Manhattan[...]
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June 14, 2017
Yesterday, we hosted a Twitter Town Hall using the hashtag #Not1Story to discuss the findings from our 2016 report and build together for the future. We tweeted out four guiding questions, and our fantastic friends, coalition members, community members, and other LGBTQ and anti-violence organizations took care of the rest!
Here are some great responses from yesterday's Town Hall. From the conversation, it's clear that the LGBTQ anti-violence m[...]
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June 12, 2017
Leading up to today, you may be reading many articles about Pulse, what it means to our communities, what we can learn from it, and what we can do to come together and work to end violence against LGBTQ communities as hate speech and violence are on the rise. This article is not about that. This piece is about how we keep ourselves and communities whole as we do the necessary work of fighting to make things better. It’s about how we take care o[...]
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I remember that night like it was just yesterday. Looking at my phone and seeing the pictures of two people l consider family, one being like a son to me and one being like a sister to me.
I remember saying – “Oh my god, I wish I was there with you. Have fun for me and be safe.” And then I fell asleep.
I woke up several hours later to many frantic text messages from my sister telling me she cannot find my son and that there was a fata[...]
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Last year, our country suffered the loss of 77 LGBTQ individuals to senseless hate violence. Most of these hate violence victims were people of color and many were transgender and gender nonconforming. One year ago today, on June 12, 2016, the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando took the lives of 49 mostly Latinx LGBTQ young adults, wounded over 50 others and deeply traumatized hundreds. This massacre shook the LGBTQ community and our entire coun[...]
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May 1, 2017
Here's what's happening: a 45% increase in hotline calls. A 46% spike in reports of hate violence. A 67% increase in new clients seeking counseling.
At AVP, we're here for you whenever, wherever. Counselors are ready to talk one-on-one. Lawyers are ready to advocate for you in court. We organize LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities to create a culture of respect and safety throughout NYC.
We're asking you to join us as a fundraiser to make [...]
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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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