The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has learned of the intimate partner violence-related homicide of Richelle Horsley and the suicide of Fransiska Dastrup, which occurred the morning of June 22, 2017. According to local media reports, Horsley was found shot in a car next to another vehicle, and Dastrup
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NCAVP mourns the homicide of Josie Berrios, a transgender woman of color killed in Ithaca, New York
Josie Berrios’ homicide is the 13th reported killing of a transgender person of color NCAVP has responded to in 2017 The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) mourns the homicide of Josie Berrios, a transgender woman of color, killed in Ithaca, New York on Tuesday, June 13th, 2017. According to
Discussion and Movement Building: Responses from the #Not1Story Twitter Town Hall
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!
Three Tips for Taking Care of Yourself—and Your Community—One Year after Pulse
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
Surviving when it’s close to home: remembering Pulse one year later
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
Today we Honor Those We Lost and Commit to Fight for the Living
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
NCAVP Report on Hate Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-Affected Communities Released Today
Today the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) released its 20th annual report Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-Affected Hate Violence in 2016. For this report – the most comprehensive of its kind – NCAVP collected data on 1,036 incidents of hate violence against LGBTQ and HIV-affected people from
Mourning LGBTQ Lives Lost to Violence in 2017
By Emily Waters, Senior Manager of National Research and Policy @Emiwaters So far in 2017, The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has received reports of 21 LGBTQ lives taken by non intimate partner related fatal violence, a nearly 70% increase in the number of reported homicides this time last
NCAVP mourns the homicide of Kenne McFadden, a Black transgender woman killed in San Antonio, Texas
Kenne McFadden is the 12th reported killing of a transgender person of color NCAVP has responded to in 2017 The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) mourns the death of Kenne McFadden, a Black transgender woman, killed in San Antonio, Texas. According to media reports, Kenne was found dead on
NCAVP has learned of the possible hate violence homicide of Imer Alvarado, in Fresno, California
NCAVP has learned of the possible hate violence homicide of Imer Alvarado, in Fresno, California The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has learned of the possible hate-violence homicide of Imer Alvarado on the night of May 16th in Fresno, California. According to media reports, Imer was fatally shot multiple