Formerly known as GLOV, DC Anti Violence Project works to address all forms of violence against the LGBT community. The primary mission of the DC Anti-Violence Project (DCAVP) is to work to reduce violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender (LGBT ) individuals (and those perceived as LGBT ) through community outreach, education, and monitoring cases to ensure that the rights and dignity of LGBT victims are respected and protected.
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DCAVP also seeks to assist victims of anti-LGBT violence by advocating on their behalf, encouraging reporting, and providing a community of support. For more information, visit www.dcavp.org or e-mail infoglovdc.org.
Mission: We are dedicated to eradicating violence against and within the LGBTQ+ community, engaging creatively with solutions through advocacy, community organizing, and survivor support. The DC Anti-Violence Project is a grassroots, volunteer-led project of the DC Center for the LGBT community.
Operating as usual
Trans Latina Activist Ruby Corado Is Eyeing D.C. City Council Run in 2023
Corado recently announced plans to step down as the executive director of her long-running LGBTQ+ center Casa Ruby.
The National Network to End Domestic Violence
NNEDV honors the anti-racism work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and we remind ourselves that we can't end domestic violence until we end the injustice of white supremacy. Check out our 8 Everyday Ways to Fight Racism and think about how you can get involved: https://bit.ly/2GFJQVG
From the Mayor's Office.
To start the New Year off, the Mayor's Office of LGBTQ Affairs would like to introduce our Transgender Pathways Project: A Free Tech Training Employment Program. The Transgender Pathways Project is for transgender or gender non-binary adult of any age to help build career skills for future employment opportunities. They can start at any computer skill level and move up with the help of hands-on learning, career-building skills, and coaching to achieve their goals.
How to sign-up
Email: [email protected] with email Subject: "Transgender Pathway Project"
Phone: (202) 727-9493
Providing jobs for the trans community is such an important mission. Thank you Angelica for raising awareness!
Thank you @jujuchangabc and @goodmorningamerica for highlighting the work we are doing with @transtechsocial & the #TransTechSummit!
From our friends at Defend Yourself
When humans are threatened, our natural survival strategies kick in: Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn. If we’ve survived trauma, those coping mechanisms can hang on long past the threat. Take a workshop with Defend Yourself and learn how to manage your response in the moment, and over the long-term. https://defendyourself.org/find-a-class
Image text: Trauma Responses. Flight: Workaholic, Over-thinker, Anxiety, panic, OCD, Difficulty sitting still, Perfectionist. Fight: Anger outburst, Controlling, "The bully," Narcissistic, Explosive Behaviour. Freeze: Difficulty making decisions, Stuck, Dissociation, Isolating, Numb. Fawn: People pleaser, Lack of identity, No boundaries, Overwhelmed, Codependent.
"After the show, I’d go out with some of the cast to pregame at Number Nine. Another thing that I miss right now as a gay person is really safe spaces for queer people — I didn’t know what D.C. pride meant to me until I couldn’t have it anymore. Then, even though Town Danceboutique is closed, it would still be open in my dream world and I would end the night there. D.C. is a really transitory city — people come and they go — so all of the friends from all over the country who have left would be there. It would be great to just get together and dance."
The D.C. native appears in the new Studio Theatre-produced audio play “I Hate It Here.”
"Tomorrow is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Will you be celebrating with us? We're livestreaming from this page starting at 6pm. Join us for videos and reflections on all that 2020 has brought and how our community continues to grow stronger." From our friends at HIPS.
Tomorrow is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Will you be celebrating with us? We're livestreaming from this page starting at 6pm. Join us for videos and reflections on all that 2020 has brought and how our community continues to grow stronger.
First-Ever Trans "Jeopardy!" Winner Makes History While Wearing Trans Pride Pin
The victory continued a recent trend of visibility on the game show after a contestant wore a Bi Pride flag pin just days earlier.
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Measure also strengthens city hate crimes law
12 Beautiful Portraits of Transmasculine People Across America
This photo project captures a slice of how transmasculine people present from coast to coast.
Transgender woman Murdered in Richmond
Transgender woman Chae’Meshia Simms was found dead on November 23, 2020, at 5:42 a.m. in Richmond Virginia.
Excluded from stimulus, DC's sex workers find support from local groups
A GoFundMe page raised nearly $50,000 for sex workers
Friday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, The DC Center will be streaming live from the DC Centers page with our annual TDOR program, starting at 6:30pm!
If you need ASL or Spanish interpretation for this event, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you!
Guest speaker: Hope Giselle
What is Transgender Day of Remembrance?
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
"Carmarion D. Anderson-Harvey, Alabama state director for the Human Rights Campaign, breaks down the importance of using pronouns to create a more inclusive environment."
Carmarion D. Anderson-Harvey, Alabama state director for the Human Rights Campaign, breaks down the importance of using pronouns to create a more inclusive environment.
Check out the Mayor's Office of LGBTQ Affairs #RespectMeDC Campaign
Check out our campaign to promote respect!
Men and Male-bodied survivors -- a video about healing.
This dynamic animated video challenges the paradigm of ‘Disorder’ for male survivors of sexual victimization, offering an alternative to overcome victim blam...
"The LGBTQ social services organizations Us Helping Us, Wanda Alston Foundation, and Casa Ruby were among 77 D.C. nonprofit groups to receive city grants last week totaling $3.6 million to help protect vulnerable populations from the coronavirus epidemic."
Casa Ruby, Alston House among recipients
Brave Soul Collective is a multidisciplinary arts and education organization that focuses on HIV/AIDS outreach and prevention as well as issues affecting the lives of LGBTQ individuals and communities at large, through the creative, performing, and healing arts. To learn more, visit the Brave Soul Collective Official Website: https://www.wearebravesouls.com/
#BlackMenFeel Kicks off with "ACT I" this Sunday Sept 27th - Virtually! - https://mailchi.mp/0b731df36a4a/black-men-feel-act-1-roots-927
QWWTT Starting in October at the DC Center for the LGBT Community.
https://thedccenter.org/queer-women-working-through-trauma/
Trans empowerment and self-defense -- free 2-session workshop starts Wednesday! Join Defend Yourself and Heart to Hand, Inc. for practical skills. Interested? Contact Kaniyah via email k[email protected] or phone 202-236-6421. Join us!
Md. man charged in 2015 trans murder sentenced to 35 years
Prosecutor ruled out hate crime as motive
A Trans Candle light vigil, honoring lives lost due to violence.
Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 6 PM EDT – 7:30 PM EDT
River Terrace Park
Public · Hosted by HIPS
“Trails of Our Trials” is a Trans Candlelight vigil
*Must wear White*
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This. Is. Not. Okay.
Local LGBTQ+ leaders are calling for answers.
A monument we can support. Rest in power Marsha ❤️
Activists' calls to build a Marsha P. Johnson monument have been gaining momentum in the last few months.
Meet The Trans Community Dedicated To Creativity In Brazil’s Deadliest Favela
In the first instalment of British Vogue’s special Pride 2020 video series, meet Brazil’s travesti who have formed a creative community in Brasilândia, a favela in São Paolo that is one of the most dangerous places to exist as a trans person today
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In just eight days this summer, six young Black transgender women — Brayla Stone, Merci Mack, Shaki Peters, Draya McCarty, Tatiana Hall, and Bree Black — wer...
Thoughts Of Suicide, Other Mental Health Struggles Still High For LGBTQ Youth
A survey by The Trevor Project found that 40% of young LGBTQ people have considered suicide in the last year. The pandemic has only exacerbated mental health issues LGBTQ youth already face.
Friend says murder of gay man in Sterling, Va. was hate crime
Few details in homicide of man from Winchester
Great tribute to the founders of #BlackLivesMatter.
Two of three Black Lives Matter founders identify as queer.
D.C. LGBT Center has two years to find new home
NAACP to move from Baltimore to Reeves Center
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Director Kemar Jewel made a film featuring Black queer and trans dancers from NYC’s ballroom scene, voguing and dipping in the face of the police.
"For so long, Marsha’s legacy has only been heralded by the LGBTQ community. Today’s Google Doodle will not only help teach many around the world about Marsha P. Johnson, it will teach them about the work of a movement that has been historically ignored and often purposely left out of history books. Today’s Doodle of Marsha reminds people that Black and LGBTQ+ history is bigger than just a month; it is something to be honored every single day." Marsha P. Johnson Institute #NoPrideWithoutLiberation 💖💫
For so long, Marsha’s legacy has only been heralded by the LGBTQ community. Today’s Google Doodle will not only help teach many around the world about Marsha P. Johnson, it will teach them about the work of a movement that has been historically ignored and often purposely left out of history books. Today’s Doodle of Marsha reminds people that Black and LGBTQ+ history is bigger than just a month; it is something to be honored every single day. #NoPrideWithoutLiberation 💖💫
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The DC Anti-Violence Project is a grassroots, volunteer-led organization dedicated to eradicating violence against and within the LGBTQ+ community.
We seek to build a world free from violence against our community and beyond, engaging creatively with solutions through advocacy, community organizing, and survivor support.
For more information, visit www.dcantiviolence.org or e-mail [email protected].
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