It's time to change our discriminatory state laws that harm women and LGBTQ individuals. We support the repeal of "loitering for the purpose of prostitution" law, which has resulted in unjust police profiling, arrests, harassment and violence and disproportionately targets women of color and the transgender community.
“While other candidates trying to become the next mayor were working as public servants, Ray was orchestrating deals with the Saudis, a government that murders its gay citizens by beheading and saves stonings for its adulterous women,” said Sonia Ossorio, president of the New York City chapter of the National Organization for Women. “It’s something worth contemplating.”
Today marks a turning point for our country, with the swearing in of Joseph Biden as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President. Kamala Harris became the nation’s first Black and South Asian woman Vice President in history and Joe Biden took over the mantle of the presidency with the clear intent to restore dignity and truth to our country’s highest office and deliver on substantive plans to address the multiple crises we face.
These past tumultuous four years, the fragility of our democracy and institutions - and the persistence of the racism that runs through them - have been laid bare. In witnessing their absence, we have seen firsthand the weight that words of truth wield and the necessity of moral leadership in maintaining peace and protecting our institutions and people.