WWAV is thrilled to announce that we will be undertaking a community-based assessment to determine the barriers to support and unique service needs of LGBTQ survivors of domestic violence in New Orleans. This research will be supported by a $10,000 grant from the City of New Orleans. — Due to its expertise in community-based research, […]
Victory at Last! Louisiana has Removed Hundreds of Individuals Unconstitutionally Placed on Sex Offender Registry
Today, all of us at WWAV celebrate a huge victory not only for those who have been criminalized through the Crime Against Nature by Solicitation statute, but for all women and LGBTQ people who have been criminalized across the globe. The class action lawsuit we filed with the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), Andrea J. […]
“I am not a sex offender”
Thanks to a groundbreaking legal settlement this summer, spearheaded by Women With A Vision and a team of civil rights attorneys, 700 people convicted under the “crime against nature” law are about to be removed from the sex offender registry. We remain humbled and honored to be part of this historic victory. And we want to give […]