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New York’s ‘walking while trans’ ban targeted women of color, advocates say. Now it’s being repealed. The 1970s statute ‘led to the arrest of law-abiding transgender and cisgender women of color,’ Gov. Cuomo’s office said Make the Road New York community members at the 7th Annual Translatinx March in Queens in July 2018. (Courtesy of Make the Road New York) Cecilia Nowell Feb. 5, 2021 Bianey Garcia remembers the first time she dressed up “sexy” before going out on a date w...

What the Repeal of New Yorks Walking While Trans Law Means February 03 2021 3:17 PM EST Wearing a short skirt and high heels while standing outside. Being a woman with an Adam’s apple or big hands and feet. Waving at a car. Or just walking home from a subway stop or grocery store. Those are among the things that could get a person arrested under New York State’s law against “loitering for the purpose of prostitution,” especially transgender women who are Black or Latinx — hence the s...