New York repeals ‘walking while trans’ law after years of activism
Leave your thoughtsIn 2008, Bianey García was walking with her boyfriend down Roosevelt Avenue, the main artery in the diverse Jackson Heights…
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Advocates again urge lawmakers to repeal ‘walking while trans’ ban
Leave your thoughtsA group of Queens leaders and transgender rights’ advocates have once urged state lawmakers to eliminate a prostitution-related loitering misdemeanor…
City Settles Lawsuit in Layleen Polanco’s Rikers Island Death for $5.9 Million
Leave your thoughtsNew York City has reached a $5.9 million settlement with the family of Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco more than a year…
Meet the Trans Activists Fighting for Sex Worker Freedom
Leave your thoughtsBianey Garcia is a trans woman and activist who grew up in the Mexican city of Veracruz. In 2005, she…
Prison Abolition Requires Decriminalizing Sex Work
Leave your thoughtsThe prison industrial complex disproportionately affects marginalized communities, and that includes sex workers. As these four activists will tell you, there’s no prison…
Fiscalía de Queens crea unidad para combatir el tráfico sexual y laboral pero genera preocupaciones
Leave your thoughtsLas denuncias de inmigrantes contra contratistas y empleadores que les roban sus salarios, la explotación a empleados con largas jornadas de trabajo con amenazas o intimidación,…
Sex Workers at Risk Under New Prosecution Strategy, Advocates Say
Leave your thoughtsIn May, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced her war on human trafficking with the creation of the Human Trafficking Bureau. The…
En medio de pandemia del COVID-19 la comunidad gay y transgénero tienen triunfos para celebrar
Leave your thoughtsEste domingo 28 de junio se conmemoran los 50 años de la Marcha del Orgullo Gay, evento que hasta ahora se había realizado sagradamente…
“Walking While Trans” Ban Repeal Momentum Grows
Leave your thoughtsMore than 90 organizations signed onto a letter addressed to Governor Andrew Cuomo and other top lawmakers in the state…
A Chance to Repeal a ‘Walking While Trans’ Ban
Leave your thoughtsIn 1976, New York criminalized behavior described as “loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense.” The statute…