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NCAVP Submits Response to Proposed Changes to National Crime Victimization Survey

May 11, 2018

NCAVP Submits Response to Proposed Changes to National Crime Victimization Survey The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced a change to the National Crime Victimization Survey that would raise the age for questions asking about sexual orientation and gender identity from 16 to 18 years old claiming concerns about the potential sensitivity of these questions for adolescents. Through our collaboration on the National LGBTQ Institute on In[...]

NCAVP condemns the violence of white supremacist groups and mourns the loss of Heather Heyer; calls white LGBTQ people to action

August 15, 2017

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs condemns the violence of white supremacist groups in Charlottesville, Virginia and mourns the loss of Heather Heyer, who was killed while taking a stand against vitriolic hate. In this moment, our nation is witnessing the emboldening of white supremacist movements, which have always existed, but are being empowered, amplified, and enabled by the Trump Administration. We call on everyone, but p[...]

White LGBTQ people: Take a stand against white supremacy

August 14, 2017

Dear friends, It has become clear that there is a vacuum of leadership in the White House when it comes to speaking out about the crisis of violence in this country. It took three days for President Trump to condemn the violence and terrorism of the white supremacists gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia, where three lives were lost, including Heather Heyer, who was killed standing up for justice and peace. Last week, AVP spoke out abou[...]

NCAVP mourns the homicide of Ebony Morgan, a Black transgender woman killed in Lynchburg, VA; the 15th reported killing of a transgender person of color NCAVP has responded to in 2017

July 5, 2017

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) mourns the homicide of Ebony Morgan, a black transgender woman, killed in Lynchburg, Virginia on July 2nd, 2017. According to the Virginia Anti-Violence Project (VAVP), she was shot and died early Sunday morning at Lynchburg General Hospital. Local media originally misnamed and misgendered Ebony. “While there is still an active investigation happening into the shooting of Ebony Morgan,[...]

NCAVP mourns the intimate partner violence homicide of Gerald Moore in Madison, Wisconsin

June 30, 2017

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has learned of the intimate partner violence related homicide of Gerald Moore, which occurred on June 24, 2017. According to local media reports, Gerald died after being stabbed multiple times by Ronald Redeaux. The two were in a relationship, and according to police, officers had responded to domestic disturbances at their home in the past; Redeaux had been arrested for domestic battery. [...]

NCAVP mourns the homicide of Ava Le’Ray Barrin, a black transgender teenage girl killed in Athens, GA

June 29, 2017

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) mourns the homicide of Ava Le’Ray Barrin, a black transgender teenage girl, killed in Athens, Georgia on June 25th, 2017. According to media reports, Ava was fatally shot after an argument with Jalen Brown, an acquaintance. Brown has been charged with her murder and aggravated assault. Ava, who was seventeen years old, is the youngest transgender person killed this year. Friends and famil[...]

NCAVP has learned of the intimate partner violence-related homicide-suicide of Richelle Horsley and Fransiska Dastrup in Salt Lake City, Utah

June 23, 2017

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 was found away from the car with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to police, the two women were in a relationship an[...]

Discussion and Movement Building: Responses from the #Not1Story Twitter Town Hall

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[...]

Three Tips for Taking Care of Yourself—and Your Community—One Year after Pulse

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[...]

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 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[...]

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 49 mostly Latinx LGBTQ young adults, wounded over 50 others and deeply traumatized hundreds. This massacre shook the LGBTQ community and our entire coun[...]

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 12 local NCAVP member organizations in 11 states. Key findings include: 2016 was the deadliest year on record fo[...]

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