What does GJNV do?

QAVP – The Queer Anti-Violence Project advocates for and offers services to survivors of sex/gender violence, oppression, discrimination. QAVP provides:

• 24/7 hotline: Knowledgeable and non-judgmental emotional support, targeted referrals, and court accompaniment
• Free training for certified volunteer victim advocates
• Four weekly no-cost professionally facilitated therapeutic groups: two for survivors of sex/gender violence, oppression or discrimination; one for trans/intersex/GNC youth; one for trans/intersex/GNC adults
• No-cost weekly Support Group for parents/families of trans/intersex/GNC persons
• Free professional counseling by licensed clinicians and interns: individuals, couples, families
• Ongoing educational presentations to audiences such as agencies, schools, colleges, employers, and government entities

Legal Assistance

• Document Change Project: relationships with Nevada Legal Services and Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (non-profits) and Ballard Spahr (for-profit law firm) now support persons whose annual income is less than $48,000 to file court documents and publish name changes at no charge (these would otherwise cost $340)
• Ongoing referrals to legal services including custody and other family law matters, housing concerns, and employment and public accommodations discrimination
• Ending exclusions in health care benefits for trans-related health needs. Together with ACLU, we continue to support individuals to appeal and get around these exclusions

Community Education and Public Policy Advocacy

• Trans/intersex/GNC-inclusive policies within Clark County School District: We continue to press CCSD to create legally mandated fair access based on clear district-wide policy
• Direct advocacy for young persons and families in support of their legal rights to access with dignity schools as places of public accommodations
• Supporting institutions to become robustly inclusive of trans/intersex/GNC persons: initial meeting,detailed research evaluation of current institutional process (e.g., policies, attitudes, physical environment), reporting out results of evaluation, planning based on report, implementation of plan, ongoing monitoring/support for planned outcomes
• Ongoing training to teachers, administrators and staff: several trainings have happened since the start of the 2014-2015 school year and more are scheduled
• In conjunction with others, we pressed for inclusive sex education in CCSD schools, meeting with school board members and administrative staff, and attending community meetings
• Pursuing changes to Nevada Administrative Code regarding sex/gender marker changes on birth certificates and driver licenses/IDs: currently, a state administrative oversight has delayed these efforts until after the 2015 legislative session
• Holding the Nevada Equal Rights Commission accountable to their mandate to enforce statewide civil rights laws with equity and fairness