Welfare Justice Campaign Delcare Victory; Reina Featured in Gay City News
Posted by Q4EJ on February 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
After 5 years of struggle, the Welfare Justice Campaign declares victory for transgender and gender non-conforming New Yorkers accessing welfare. Gay City News writes;
Appearing at a February 17 press conference at the Housing Works Bookstore in Soho, Reina Gossett, a representative of Queers for Economic Justice, hailed the breakthrough, which won final approval in December from HRA Commissioner Robert Doar, but cautioned, “We still have far to go. In the past, similar city policies have failed in the training phase using inadequate curriculum and trainers lacking cultural competence. We need everyone’s support to insure that all HRA employees are trained.”
Congratulations to the Welfare Justice Coalition including Queers for Economic Justice, the TransJustice program at Brooklyn’s Audre Lorde Project, Housing Works, and the Sylvia Rivera Law Project.