The Brooklyn Liberation march took place amid a wave of legislation targeting transgender children and violence that disproportionately affects Black trans women. “We are here to claim space,” one speaker said. Source: New York Times
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A Crossroads for N.Y.C. Pride
The decision to ban police officers from marching as a group has spurred a wave of questions over the future of the celebration. Source: New York Times
Pride Said Gay Cops Aren’t Welcome. Then Came the Backlash.
Just as L.G.B.T.Q. visibility reached a new peak, splinter groups are re-examining the annual parade. Is Pride too corporate? Should police officers be allowed to march? Is it a revolution, or is it a party? Source: New York Times
They Came to N.Y.C. for Acceptance. Now They Need Jobs.
A new city program for homeless L.G.B.T.Q. youth will offer job placement, education and mental health support to help them achieve career success. Source: New York Times
Robina Asti, Who Made History on the Ground and in the Air, Dies at 99
As a transgender veteran in her 90s, she challenged government bureaucracy. She then set out to be recognized as the oldest working flight instructor. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Repeals Law That Critics Say Criminalized ‘Walking While Trans’
The anti-loitering law was designed to discourage street prostitution, but was viewed by L.G.B.T.Q. advocates as a cudgel to harass transgender people. Source: New York Times
31 Guards Suspended at a Women’s Prison Plagued by Sexual Violence
Inmates reported being beaten while handcuffed at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in New Jersey, the state’s only prison for women. Source: New York Times
Child Welfare Agency Cuts Ties to Professor Over Pedophile Studies
The New York City Administration for Children’s Services will no longer work with Theo Sandfort, a professor who headed a separate study on L.G.B.T.Q. youth in foster care. Source: New York Times
L.G.B.T.Q. Youths Struggle More in Foster Care in N.Y.C., Survey Finds
Over a third of young people in foster care in New York City identify as L.G.B.T.Q. and are struggling to find the support they need, according to a new survey. Source: New York Times
It Had Aerialists, Fire Eaters and Glitter. Is Brooklyn’s Wildest Party Over?
House of Yes was a revolution in New York nightlife: A space at once wild and safe, challenging and inclusive. Can it ever come back? Source: New York Times
Sharing an Intimate Musical Vision
Sarah Hennies’s highly personal explorations of “queer and trans identity, love, intimacy and psychoacoustics” are increasingly played by others. Source: New York Times
As N.Y.C. Jails Become More Violent, Solitary Confinement Persists
Even as Mayor Bill de Blasio has emptied out the city’s jails, the number of people who are placed in punitive segregation each year has remained about the same. Source: New York Times
Soraya Santiago Solla, Transgender Trailblazer, Dies at 72
She was the first in Puerto Rico to change a gender designation on a birth certificate and the first there to reveal that she’d had sex-reassignment surgery. Source: New York Times
Soraya Santiago Solla, Transgender Trailblazer, Dies at 73
She was the first in Puerto Rico to change a gender designation on a birth certificate and the first there to reveal that she’d had sex-reassignment surgery. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. to Pay $5.9 Million in Death of Layleen Polanco at Rikers
Layleen Polanco had a fatal epileptic seizure while in isolation, an investigation found, spurring calls to end solitary confinement and close the jail complex. Source: New York Times