Social Support
August's social support meeting: Street violence, safety and dealing with the police Guest speaker: Attorney Laura Sette Description: Attorney Laura Sette will discuss your rights when interacting with the police. Trans*, gender non-conforming and all people might interact with the police at a traffic stop, when calling the police for help after a crime, or may be perceived to be committing a crime (even if they have not done anything wrong or illegal). Laura will discuss strategies for increasing the likelihood of a positive outcome in these and other situations. Topics of how transness might play a role will be woven through the meeting, including "mis-matched" identification documents, overt harassment, and unjust profiling. You will leave with a better sense of what your rights are, what you have to consent to (or not), how to have non-escalating interactions with police, and how to protect your privacy and other basic human rights. Ample time for questions […]