Black And Pink – WE FIGHT TO ABOLISH PRISONS

WE FIGHT TO ABOLISH PRISONS.

WE FIGHT FOR BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS.

Black & Pink National is a prison abolitionist organization dedicated to abolishing the criminal punishment system and liberating LGBTQIA2S+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS who are affected by that system through advocacy, support, and organizing.

Black & Pink National, founded in 2005, now has a strong grassroots network of 11 volunteer-led chapters and more than 20,000 current and formerly incarcerated LGBTQIAS2+ and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) members located across the country.

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of LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness have been forced out of their homes due to conflicts with their families about their sexuality and/or gender

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of LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness reported experiencing physical assault

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of LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness reported experiencing sexual assault

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of LGBTQ+ youth in foster care have spent time without stable housing because they felt safer on the streets than in group or foster homes

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of all LGBTQ+ youth in juvenile incarceration facilities are BIPOC

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of 1,118 inside members surveyed have been in solitary confinement at some point during their sentence

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of 1,118 inside members surveyed identified as LGBTQIA2S+ prior to their incarceration

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of 1,118 inside members surveyed were over 6 times more likely to be sexually assaulted than the general prison population

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