LID stands in solidarity with transgender, gender-nonconforming, and non-binary (TGNCNB) people across the country and condemns the cruel and transphobic executive orders that President Trump signed on his first day in office. These orders aim to erase the TGNCNB community and deny them full equality under the law.
Read MoreLast night, NYPD brutally assaulted, beat and pepper sprayed Brooklynites peacefully protesting at the Barclays Center. Assembly Member Diana Richardson and State Senator Zellnor Myrie were pepper sprayed. Senator Myrie was handcuffed. LID member Jacqui Painter was shoved to the ground and kicked repeatedly by police.
Read MoreWho won? Elizabeth Warren with her momentum and concrete plans to redistribute our nation’s wealth to those who need it most? Mayor Bill de Blasio, with an unexpected showing of strength?
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