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Rainbow Police


Read Rainbow Police, my recent Washington Post
​Op-Ed concerning the criminalization and profiling of LGBT people by law enforcement.​
#NoPrideinPrejudice
#StonewallisNow

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Recent Coverage

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NEW YORK TIMES

Fashion’s Year in Cultural Don’ts (Link)
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WASHINGTON POST

Seriously Prada, What Were You Thinking? (Link)
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NBC

Prada Pulls Figurines from NYC Store Amid Blackface Outcry (Link)

Other Press

Racism in Fashion - #BoycottPrada
  • ​Washington Post, "Seriously Prada, What Were You Thinking?" (link)
  • New York Times, "Fashion’s Year in Cultural Don’ts" (link)
  • NBC Nightly News, "Prada Pulls Figurines from NYC Store Amid Blackface Outcry" (link)
  • NBC Nightly News, "Gucci Apologies for Blackface Sweater" (link)
  • Time Magazine, "Prada Pulls Keychain After Blackface Comparison" (link)
  • Time Magazine, “Gucci withdraws Black Baclava After Blackface Comparisons” (link)
  • CNN, "Prada pulls products after accusations of blackface imagery" (link)
  • Financial Times, "How fashion tripped over the hip-hop economy" (link)
  • Fox News, "Prada facing backlash over new holiday collection slammed online as 'racist': 'The devil really does wear Prada'" (link)

Employment Discrimination on Trial
  • Washington Post, "A New York company must pay $5.1 million for Demanding Religious Practices of Employees" (link)
  • Crains, "Companies that foisted 'Onionhead' religion on their workers must pay $5.1M, jury says" (link)
  • Newsday, "Syosset companies face $5.1M jury award for forcing religion on workers" (link)
  • Law360, "Workers Subjected To 'Onionhead' Religion Get $5.1M Award" (link)

Trans Prisoners Rights - Ashley Diamond
  • New York Times, "Transgender Woman Cites Attacks and Abuse in Men’s Prison" (Link)
  • New York Times, "Transgender Inmate’s Hormone Treatment Lawsuit Gets Justice Dept. Backing" (Link)
  • New York Times, "Georgia Says It Will Allow Hormones for Transgender Inmates" (Link)
  • New York Times, "Transgender Inmate Who Sued Georgia Gets Unexpected Parole" (Link)
  • New York Times, "State to Pay Transgender Inmate" (Link)
  • NPR, "Feds Investigate GA Corrections' Treatment of LGBT Inmates" (Link)​
  • ​Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed to Protect Transgender Prisoner" (Link)
  • NPR, "Lawsuit Prompts Policy Change for Transgender Inmates"​ (Link)
  • NPR, "Justice Dept. Weighs In On Georgia Transgender Inmate Lawsuit" (Link)
  • NPR, "Lawyers: Transgender Inmate Still Faces Harm In Georgia Prison" (Link)
  • NPR, "Transgender Inmate Ashley Diamond Released from Georgia Prison" (Link)
  • NPR, "Transgender Parolee Ashley Diamond Faces Uncertain Future" (Link)
  • NPR, "Released Transgender Inmate Settles With Ga. Prison Officials" (Link)
  • Buzzfeed, "Trans Woman Settles Suit After Being Denied Hormones In Prison" (Link)
  • Georgia Public Broadcasting Channel, "Ashley Diamond" (Link)
  • The Guardian, "The silence on abuse of transgender inmates in US prisons is deafening " (Link)
  • The Guardian, "DoJ says inmates' gender dysphoria should be given treatment in prison" (Link)
  • ​New York Daily News, "Transgender inmate sues Georgia seeking to end 'gross human rights violations' in prisons" (Link)
  • New York Daily News, "Transgender inmate paroled early from Georgia prison after suing for hormone therapy, safe environment" (Link)
  • NBC 11 Alive, "Transgender woman: I was raped, mistreated in Georgia prison" (Link)
  • Al Jazeera America, "Trans Woman Discusses Life in All-Male Prison After Release" (Link)
  • Al Jazeera America, "Transgender Former Inmate Settles with Prison Officials"(Link)
  • The Advocate, "After Three Years Jailed With Men, Ashley Diamond Speaks" (Link)
  • The Advocate , "Trans Woman Ashley Diamond Reaches Settlement with Ga. Dept. of Corrections" (Link)
  • Reuters, "Georgia Settles Lawsuit Over Hormone Therapy for Transgender Inmate" (Link)
  • The Independent, "Black transgender Woman Delivers Emotional Interview about Her Abuse in Prison" (Link)
  • Australia Broadcasting Channel, "Transgender & Prison" (Link)

Other LGBT Rights Advocacy
  • Law360, Ex-Applebee's Hostess To Receive $100K In Trans Bias Case
  • HR Drive, Applebee's pays $100K to settle transgender hostess' bias suit
  • CNN, "Anti-trans bathroom ordinance repealed in Oxford, Alabama" (Link)
  • Charlotte News & Observer, "When Bathrooms Become a Civil Rights Battleground" (Link)
  • WIAT, "Oxford City Council Rescinds Restroom Ordinance" (Link)
Chinyere Ezie | Lawyer, Activist, Consultant