NYC Bar supports repeal of ‘walking while trans’ ban (Queens Daily Eagle)

Queens Daily Eagle, February 6, 2020

NYC Bar supports repeal of ‘walking while trans’ ban

The New York City Bar Association joined advocates for the rights of transgender New Yorkers Wednesday to call for the repeal of a piece of state penal code related to prostitution that critics have dubbed the “walking while trans ban.” The measure, Section 240.37 of the state penal code, allows police to arrest people for allegedly loitering “for the purpose of engaging in prostitution.” In practice, the NYCBA said, the broad law has been used to profile people based on their clothing or gender identity.

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