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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...

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NY Senate passes legislation to repeal ‘Walking While Trans’ ban News 12 Staff Updated on:Feb 02, 2021, 8:12pm EST The New York State Senate has passed legislation to repeal the so-called "Walking While Trans" ban.  The law was established in 1976, allegedly to help police officers crack down on people they perceived to be prostitutes. Lawmakers say it has been used to disproportionately go after members of the LGBTQ community and people of color in minority communities. Brad Hoyl...

New York lawmakers poised to repeal Walking While Trans loitering law News 12 Staff Updated on:Jan 29, 2021, 11:20pm EST State lawmakers are preparing to repeal a controversial law that many say unfairly targeted transwomen and people of color. The 4-decade old law is sometimes known as Walking While Trans Law because of who was targeted. The law was established in 1976, allegedly under the auspices to help police officers crack down on people they perceived to be prostitutes. Lawmakers say it ...

New York’s anti-loitering legislation, which targets trans sex workers, is under fire. You may not have heard of the “Walking While Trans” law, but it’s a discriminatory statute that has aggressively been used to arrest and detain trans folks. The existing law allows police officers to act based on what they may deem suspicious or law breaking. These subjective regulations put trans women, specifically trans women of colour, at risk. It is believed that many of the arrests occurring acr...

NYC Council to push repeal of police practice targeting transgender women of color Shant Shahrigian The state should hurry up and end a police practice that targets transgender women of color, City Council members say. The local legislature is expected to pass bills Thursday calling on Albany to codify the repeal of the “Walking While Trans Ban.” The legislation targets New York Penal Law Section 240.37 against “loitering for the purposes of prostitution,” which critics ...