Violence Prevention Archives

Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 19, 2018

by Out Alliance Community Spotlight Featured Transgender Violence Prevention World & National

A sobering, continued call to action as we remember the transgender community members we have lost to anti-transgender violence in 2018. Trans Day of Remembrance began back in 1999, in memory of Rita Hester, a Black trans woman from Boston who was stab ...

Out Alliance releases statement following shooting at Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue

October 31, 2018

by Out Alliance Faith & Spirituality Featured Out Alliance Violence Prevention

"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly now, love mercy now, walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.” The Out Alliance sends its deepest sympathies and fiercest stren ...

The Way Forward for Police Accountability in Rochester

October 1, 2018

by Out Alliance Community Forum Community Spotlight Featured Groups Opinion / Editorial Violence Prevention

written and submitted by PABA Executive Committee Since February 2017, activists have pushed with renewed vigor for the passage of legislation that has been needed for well over a half century in Rochester, New York. Police have evaded responsibility fo ...

Senator Markey and Rep. Kennedy Introduce Legislation to Ban Use of Gay and Trans Panic Defense

July 13, 2018

by Out Alliance Featured General Transgender Violence Prevention World & National

FROM PRESS RELEASE: Washington (July 13, 2018) – Aiming to end the use of so-called “gay panic” and “trans panic” defenses in federal court, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Congressman Joseph Kennedy III (MA-04) introduced the Gay and Trans Panic D ...

The Great Depression: How SESTA-FOSTA is Affecting Queer and Trans Sex Workers

June 1, 2018

by Out Alliance Featured Politics Transgender Violence Prevention Women World & National

By Javi Mason Featured image via Getty/Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media Picture this: You are an entrepreneur who launched your own business after working under the pressures of an abusive supervisor and co-workers. You finally have the opportu ...

“A queer survivor’s guide to intimacy after sexual violence” | GLAAD amp

May 10, 2018

by Out Alliance Health Violence Prevention Youth

TT KING, GLAAD CAMPUS AMBASSADOR original publication: GLAAD's amp platform Amidst the public recognition of the #MeToo Movement, support for survivors and their allies has blossomed nationally. I have seen amazing resources aiming to imp ...

Williams Institute: DOJ proposes roll back of data collection on crime victimization of LGBT youth

April 12, 2018

by Out Alliance Featured Health Violence Prevention World & National Youth

The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, a think tank on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy, issued an advisory late yesterday in response to a 30-day notice published by the Department of Justice on the Federal Register. Fu ...

BREAKING: Gov. Cuomo announces amendment to prohibit ‘gay panic’ and ‘trans panic’ defenses in NYS

February 15, 2018

by Out Alliance Local News New York News Violence Prevention

GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES 30-DAY AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF SO-CALLED "GAY PANIC" AND "TRANS PANIC" DEFENSES IN NEW YORK STATE Governor's Action Will Ban Archaic Defenses and Uphold the Rights of LGBTQ Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announc ...

Seven Gays Against Guns members arrested at Capitol die-in

November 7, 2017

by Out Alliance Violence Prevention World & National

According to Ariel Sobel on The Advocate: Capitol Police arrested seven members of Gays Against Guns after the group staged an ACT UP-style die-in at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The protests occurred the day after yet a ...

Gays Against Guns comes out against gun violence

October 9, 2017

by Out Alliance Opinion / Editorial Violence Prevention

According to Kevin Hertzog on gaystarnews.com: When I heard about the shooting at Pulse, I cried. Instead of sitting on the sofa in my apartment and crying alone, I went to Stonewall and cried with my LGBTI family. Someone brought weapons of war into a ...