Ensuring fairness & respect for LGBT youth in juvenile delinquency courts
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DownloadArticle A young man in a youth correctional facility endures threats of rape by other youth who also rub semen in his face because they think he is gay. A lesbian in custody and her girlfriend suffer routine verbal harassment by officers who make sexually explicit and demeaning remarks. A transgender girl encounters repeated verbal […]
Advisory Board Letter to CT Governor Malloy In October of 2014, members of the Equity Project Advisory Committee sent an open letter to Connecticut Governor Malloy, calling for intervention on behalf of Jane Doe, a young transgender girl in custody in Connecticut.
WE DESERVE BETTER This report contains data drawn from surveys of LGBTQ youth describing criminalization, stories of Black transgende rwomen from various backgrounds, a timeline of events for the campaign, recommendations from the community, and next steps for BreakOUT! This report was created to further our mission- to end the criminalization of LGBTQ youth in New Orleans! […]
