On October 28, 2020, DID membership approved a Resolution in support of repealing the "Walking While Trans" ban.
The following letter was included with the resolution:
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Hon. Carl E. Heastie |
Hon. Andrea Stewart-Cousins |
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Hon. Andrew M. Cuomo |
Hon. Tish James |
Dear Speaker Heastie, Leader Stewart-Cousins, Governor Cuomo, and AG James,
Enclosed please find a Resolution approved by Downtown Independent Democrats General Membership on October 28, 2020:
- Repeal the "Walking While Trans” ban
The “Walking While Trans” ban is an excuse for the NYPD to disproportionately harass Black, Latinx, transgender women in New York City. Officially New York Penal Law § 240.37, "Loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense", the NYPD uses the “Walking While Trans” ban to target our trans neighbors, friends, and families of color in New York City.
DID insists that the State legislature repeal this cruel and unusual policy. We ask State legislative leadership to promptly bring Assembly Bill 654 (Paulin and 65 other Assembly co-sponsors) and Senate Bill 2253 (Hoylman and 35 other Senate co-sponsors) to a floor vote, and finish this job.
Sincerely,
Richard Corman
President, Downtown Independent Democrats
Enclosure
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cc: Hon. Bill de Blasio, Mayor of NYC |
Hon. Nydia Velázquez, U.S. Representative |