Resources

In response to community concerns regarding John Laubach's death, we are helping community members stay informed and safe. AVP has been conducting outreach in Chelsea over the last two weeks and we will be there again tomorrow, Wednesday, March 14th from 7-10PM. We will be connecting with community members at bars, clubs and video stores.

On Monday, August 1, Camila Guzman was found murdered in an apartment on East 110th Street in Harlem. On August 11, AVP, along with Camila's family, friends and community allies gathered in East Harlem to honor her memory. Camila's tragic death demonstrates the prevalence of violence against transgender people in this country. According to the 2010 Report on Hate Violence released by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, transgender women are disproportionately impacted by murder, accounting for 44 percent of gay and transgender murder victims in 2010.

NCAVP's 2010 report on intimate partner violence against LGBTQ and HIV-affected people in the United States was released October 2011.

On October 1, the NYPD arrested Justin Adkins and other Occupy Wall Street protesters who had marched onto the Brooklyn Bridge. Writing publically about his arrest, Justin describes that he was singled out by police because he is a transgender man. Justin reports being verbally harassed by officers, isolated from the rest of the people he was arrested with, and treated differently from the others with regard to bathroom accommodations and food provisions. Justin stated, “I was handcuffed to a railing next to a restroom for at least 8 hours, made fun of, and not given food. No human deserves to be treated this way. What happened to me should be investigated thoroughly and I want to make sure that no one else has to go through the ordeal that I did in police custody.” AVP is deeply concerned and is working to support Justin Adkins around this incident. We recognize that these conditions can put LGBTQ people—and especially transgender community members in danger. We are also reaching out to the NYPD and other community groups to determine how we can best support our community.

The New York City Anti-Violence Project has learned of an arrest in the murder of Camila Guzman, a transgender woman who was stabbed to death in her apartment on East 110th Street in Harlem on August 1. DNAinfo.com is reporting that, Guzman’s boyfriend of four months, Equan Southall, 25, is under arrest and charged with her murder.