Update: New York repeals anti-trans law
New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, has signed the repeal of an anti-loitering bill which allowed police to target trans people in public.
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New York to repeal anti-trans law
New York lawmakers are to review an anti-loitering bill, known as the ‘walking while trans’ ban which allowed police to target trans people.
Trans activist Soraya Santiago dead at 73
Puerto Rican trans activist Soraya Santiago has died at 73 due to cancer- she was the first person from Puerto Rico to undergo gender-reassignment surgery.
Keith Haring auction to raise funds for NY LGBTQ+ centre
The Keith Haring Foundation is selling over 140 objects from Haring’s personal collection to raise money for New York’s LGBTQ+ community centre.
Update: Bronx man arrested on suspicion of murdering trans woman
21 year old Alpha Diallo is facing charges of murder after supposedly stabbing a black transgender woman – who has now been identified as 32 year old Tiffany Harris – to death in Kingsbridge Heights, New York.
New York New York – So good they named it twice
Jaq Bayles takes a big bite out of the Big Apple and digests the hidden gems of the city that never sleeps.