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publications

AVP publishes Reports on LGTBH Domestic Violence and Hate Crimes annually, and publishes Media Releases throughout the year.

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National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) Reports

Most recent:

• NCAVP Releases National Report on anti-LGBTQ Hate Violence (full report)

• NCAVP Releases National Report on anti-LGBTQ Hate Violence (media release)

• NCAVP Releases National Report on LGBTQ Domestic Violence (full report)

• NCAVP Releases National Report on LGBTQ Domestic Violence (media release)

[Click here for all Reports]

AVP Media Releases

Most recent:

• NYC AVP reports increase in severity of anti LGBT violence in latest Hate Violence Report

• Annual Report on Anti-LGBT Hate Violence Released

• Anti-Violence Project condemns brutal assault in New York’s Greenwich Village

• AVP calls on legislators to pass the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act

[Click here for all Media Releases]

Recent Statements and Community Alerts

Most Recent:

• AVP condemns hate violence incident in Brooklyn, encourages reporting of hate violence incidents

• Breaking News: Mistrial in Keith Phoenix’s trial sends a message that we are not safe

• AVP Outraged by Verdict in Hakim Scott’s Trial; Demands Public Education Around Hate Violence

• NCAVP NATIONAL ALERT: Anti-LGBTQ Pick-Up Violence on the Rise

• NCAVP CALL TO ACTION: Join National Vigil to Honor the Memories of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Murder Victims and Prevent Anti-Trans Violence

• NCAVP CALL TO ACTION: Urge Legislators to Pass ENDA Now

• COMMUNITY ALERT: Join AVP and Stand in Solidarity against Hate Violence

• COMMUNITY ALERT: Hate Violence Incident at The Center

• COMMUNITY ALERT: AVP Mourns the Death of Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar

• NCAVP CALL TO ACTION: Oppose Oklahoma Senate’s attempt to opt-out of federal hate crimes law

• COMMUNITY ALERT: Brutal Assault in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

• Click here to watch more about the assault in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

• Join AVP in Urging NY State Legislators to Restore Critical DV Funding

• John Lea’s alleged murderer Justin Waller arrested in Vermont

• AVP is deeply saddened by the murder of John Lea and seeks to raise awareness of LGBTQ Domestic Violence

• AVP Statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance and the Murders of Jorge Steven López Mercado and Jason “Jaysen” Mattison, Jr.

• AVP Statement on the Murder of Jorge Steven López Mercado

• El Proyecto Contra-Violencia de la Ciudad de Nueva York Declama su Indignación Publica Ante el Asesinato Brutal de Jorge Steven López Mercado

• NCAVP Supports LGBTQ Inclusion in Federal Hate Crimes Legislation, Urges Congress to do More

• Joint Statement on the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act

• Community Alert: AVP Condemns Violent Hate Crime in College Point, Queens

• Community Alert: Report of MTA Police Department assault and misconduct in Grand Central Station

• Community Alert: Hell's Kitchen Bias Attack

• What to do if you are the victim of a hate crime

• Statement of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs on the Matthew Shepard Act

• Statement on the introduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to the Senate

• Statement on the Tel Aviv LGBT Community Center Bias Murders

• Community Alert: Recent anti‐LGBT attacks on the Upper East Side; AVP urges community to stay alert and safe

• Pass the Hate Crimes Act: AVP is a member of the NCAVP which sent this letter to the Senate

• Geo Vaughn Statement, Hate Violence Press Conference

• Joseph Holladay Statement, Hate Violence Press Conference

• Ivana Chapcakova Statement, Hate Violence Press Conference

Important Information

• AVP Community Rapid Incident Response Manual

• Know Your Rights: LGBTQ People and Orders of Protection in New York

• SAFE is Not Just About SEX: Download NCAVP's Safe Dating Handout

• Tips for Safe Online Dating

• General Tips for Safe Dating