NYC Council to push repeal of police practice targeting transgender women of color
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 say has been used to target transgender women of color. Only the state has the power to end the law,...
Source: msn.com