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“This is a Human Rights Bill. Period.” – Trans Prisoners’ Rights Coalition Advocates for the G.I.R.D.S Act

Genevieve Hartnett, Catskills Radio WJFF

June 30, 2025

Senior Health Educator & Peer Liaison, Grace Detrevarah, LGBTQ Case Management program, was a guest on WJFF Radio Catskill discussing the Gender Identity, Respect, and Safety Act (GIRDS) which would ensure that trans, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex (TGNCNBI) people in NY prisons are housed according to their gender identity, with access to affirming care, safety, and dignity. 

 

Listen to the discussion here.