Can You Imagine?

You are standing on the sidewalk waiting for your date to bring the car around and a cop pulls up; he asks what you are doing and you tell him. He takes your pocketbook dumps it out on the hood of his car to checks for weapons and condoms falls, he then arrests you for prostitution. Far fetched?

New York governor’s office released this...

Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Repealing the 'Walking While Trans' Ban
LGBTQ


Legislation Repeals Section of Law That Was Intended to Prohibit Loitering for the Purpose of Engaging in Prostitution, But Instead Has Led to Discriminatory Enforcement of Transgender and Cisgender Women of Color

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation (S.2253/A.654) repealing portions of a law - known as the 'Walking While Trans' ban - that led to arbitrary and discriminatory policing of transgender women. The law, originally passed in 1976 with the intent to prohibit loitering for the purpose of prostitution, has been used with an extremely broad definition of loitering that led to the arrest of law-abiding transgender and cisgender women of color. Many local district attorneys have voluntarily stopped enforcing the law, recognizing its discriminatory impact.

"COVID exposed low tide in America and the 'walking while trans' policy is one example of the ugly undercurrents of injustices that transgender New Yorkers - especially those of color - face simply for walking down the street," Governor Cuomo said. "For too long trans people have been unfairly targeted and disproportionately policed for innocent, lawful conduct based solely on their appearance. Repealing the archaic 'walking while trans' ban is a critical step toward reforming our policing system and reducing the harassment and criminalization transgender people face simply for being themselves. New York has always led the nation on LGBTQ rights, and we will continue that fight until we achieve true equality for all."

New York state isn’t the only place where you could get arrested, it common around the nation. I wrote about many time. You can read about two of them here and here, in one post I write about a trans woman who was arrested on the way to a funeral. Her crime? Carrying her hormones… she was arrested for not carrying her hormones in the prescription bottle.