Conversation with Monica Jones
and Laverne Cox:
The Criminalization of Trans Women of Color and Visions for
Justice
Herberger Theater Center- Stage West
Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 7:30PM
Doors open at 7PM for pre-registered seating and 7:15PM for general
seating
Alongside Arizona’s already brutal racial profiling laws, severe anti-prostitution
statutes enable police to profile and harass people of color, people in
poverty, and LGBTQ people. Trans women of color disproportionately face the discriminatory
and detrimental effects of these laws.
Join us for a discussion with Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox and
Phoenix activist Monica Jones about the fight for fairness and justice for
trans people.
Jones, a social work graduate student at ASU and advocate for sex
worker rights, is currently fighting a conviction for “manifesting
prostitution”-- a crime in Phoenix that some have taken to calling “walking
while trans.” Cox is the star of the critically acclaimed Netflix series
“Orange Is the New Black” and an outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ community.
This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is strongly
encouraged. To register for this event, visit: www.acluaz.org/standwit
RSVP on Facebook here
Sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona and
Phoenix Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP) with generous support from the
Herberger Theater Center