Marc Fader
Tiffany Jones is legally a man but identifies as a woman. Thanks to a pioneering New York City policy we detailed in a 2010 article, she was able to go to a women's shelter when she became homeless.
A pilot policy to allow transgender people to choose between men’s and women’s shelters has reduced violence. But women’s shelters are safer for either identity.
The city this week announced plans to close schools in four boroughs. Read the dossiers on each of the institutions slated for shutdown.
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