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FreeState

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1. K&R

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 07:20 PM

Feb 2021

"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. "

This has been misused for a very long time. Happy to see it go, it's a step in the right direction.

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Gov Cuomo: I just signed legislation repealing the discriminatory "Walking While Trans" ban. [View all] soothsayer Feb 2021 OP

K&R FreeState Feb 2021 #1

K&R for visibility. crickets Feb 2021 #2