August 13, 2019
New York City Anti-Violence Project’s client, Stevin Bonifacio, has reached a settlement with the City of New York Department of Homeless Services for anti-trans discrimination he experienced in the city’s homeless shelter system. His complaint, filed through the City Commission on Human Rights, includes financial compensation and important trans specific policy changes that will have long standing impact on the trans, gender nonconforming, a[...]
August 28, 2018
New York City’s Anti-Violence Project's client, who we will call "Nadia", has been granted asylum on the basis of her sexual orientation. Content note: portions of the following story might be triggering to survivors. Nadia realized she was attracted to women at camp when she was around 14 but knew that she had to keep these feelings hidden. Nadia was born in Russia, a country which criminalizes LGBTQ identities through a “no LGBT propa[...]
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