Queer Detainee Empowerment Project

Queer Detainee Empowerment Project An Alternative to Detention Program for LGBTQI/ HIV+ immigrants previously detained and undocumented HOTLINE: (347).645.9339

The Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP) is a project of Center for Transformative Action (CTA). We are a collective Alternative to Detention Program (ATD),direct service, and community organizing project that works with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, queer, Two Spirit, Trans, Gender Non- Conforming, and HIV+ detainees and their families currently in detention centers, those that are recently releas

ed from detention centers, and undocumented folks in the NYC area. Our vision

QDEP works to create a world where detainees/undocumented/immigrant Transgender Women of Color and LGBQI folks can pursue their own vision and dreams of success is in their lives without fear of structural violence (s) due to their sexual orientation and or Gender Identity/Gender Expression. QDEP is a chapter of the Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project (QUIP) (a project of United We Dream (UWD)), a member of Better Together NYC (a member of LGBT- FAN), and proud members of the Detention Watch Network, CIVIC and as well as the International Detention Coalition. We work to build a trans and queer narrative and to queering the dialog and work in the immigration justice movement. We are a collective of impacted community members, organizers and volunteers.

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New York, NY

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 6pm
Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm

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+13476459339

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