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Aviva Stahl

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How COVID-19 Is Affecting Assault Survivors Seeking Care

In New York, fewer people who have experienced sexual assault or rape have sought forensic exams at hospitals during the pandemic. But advocates suggest that’s not evidence of declining sexual violence.

Aviva Stahl Aug 10, 2020

Advocates Say Brooklyn D.A.’s Office Is Prosecuting Transgender People In Self-Defense Cases

Decision-making by prosecutors in such cases, says one attorney, ‘compounds, entrenches, and ultimately authorizes the initial act of violence by prosecuting the victim.’

Aviva Stahl Oct 24, 2018

Advocates Fight Texas Statute Delaying Transgender Prisoners’ Ability to Change Their Names

Aviva Stahl Apr 12, 2018