Oct. 20: Stonewalled: A report on NYPD queer-bashing

(Photo:AI)

Oct. 20, 6 pm, at

STONEWALLED: Report Launch Event

the LGBT Center
208 West 13th Street
(Directions: the IRT 1, 2, 3 or 9 to 14th Street at Seventh Avenue; the IND line, the A, C or E to 14th Street at Eighth Avenue.)


Amnesty International's OUTFRONT Program has just published a groundbreaking report entitled:Stonewalled: Police Abuse and Misconduct Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People in the U.S. The report focuses on police brutality cases in 4 cities: New York, Chicago, LA, and San Antonio.

On Sept. 22, at Amnesty International's Offices in the 4 cities, AI hosted a press
conference announcing the publication of this report.

OUTFRONT organizers will host an event at which they would detail the main elements of their report, their will be testimonies from the community, as well as music, performances and poetry.

A Police Brutality Resource Guide will be available for distribution at the event, and will also be made available via OUTFRONT's website.


The event will feature speakers from October 22nd Coalition Against Police Brutality and Repression of a Generation, FIERCE, Audre Lorde Project, Sylvia Law Project, STONEWALL Veterans Association, Picture the Homeless as well as Amnesty International's OUTFRONT Project members.

The community at large is strongly encouraged to give testimonials of their own experiences. If you would like to give testimony of a police brutality incident that happened to you or anyone else you know please contact Kenta at OUTFRONT at
(646) 356-8500 or email pbnycaction@aiusa.org to be added to the program.

There will be a short video presentation showing footage of police harassment and abuse, testimonies, music and poetry.Deadline to add names for testimonies: Oct. 12.

Please listen to WBAI for the psa announcing this event next week.
Democracy Now will tape this event to show on their national program!

Excerpts from Stonewalled:

*Only 17% of police departments report having specific policies on same-sex domestic violence.

*Only 24% of police departments report having a policy regarding strip searches of transgender persons.

*14% of police departments report having an affirmative action hiring practice for LGBT individuals.

*72% of police departments report having no policy regarding interactions with
transgender people