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Dr. Christy Perez

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Atlanta
As seen in: Filter, Yahoo Canada, Salon, Yahoo Sports Canada, HuffPost UK, Yahoo Style Canada, Yahoo Movies Canada, LGBTQ Nation, Modern Farmer, YES! Magazine, Shadow Proof and
Covers:  Policing, Prisons, Drug Policy & Harm Reduction, Trans Healthcare, Theology & History
theologian, historian, journalist, policy strategist, executive director of the Dreaming Justice Project. Atlanta, GA.

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Dr. Christy Perez is an Afro-Latina public theologian, historian, journalist, content creator and policy strategist whose work centers the intersections of incarceration, public health, and structural inequality. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Dreaming Justice Project based in Atlanta, where she leads initiatives focused on reentry support, harm reduction, political education, and decarceral policy, and she serves as State Gender Policy Manager at Georgia Equality, advancing s…

Dr. Christy Perez’s Journalist Portfolio

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With her segregation-era "doll tests," Mamie Phipps Clark was never just the wife in the room. Sh...

With her segregation-era "doll tests," Mamie Phipps Clark was never just the wife in the room. Sh...

Retellings of Dr. Mamie Phipps Clark's work, which became the "doll tests" that helped shape the constitution…

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"Erasure is not neutral": The inextricable link between LGBTQ+ rights & a functioning democracy -...

"Erasure is not neutral": The inextricable link between LGBTQ+ rights & a functioning democracy -...

"When LGBTQ+ rights are attacked, it's a warning sign for everyone."

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The Lighthouse's RBG Program Prepares to Launch a New Giving Circle Partnership

The Lighthouse's RBG Program Prepares to Launch a New Giving Circle Partnership

A cohort of young BIPOC women in the Lighthouse's Reese|Brooks|Gilbert Collegiate Leadership fellowship (RBG)…

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Black Maternal Care Under Renewed Scrutiny After Viral Video

Black Maternal Care Under Renewed Scrutiny After Viral Video

A now viral video shows a young Black woman in visible distress as a white nurse continues asking administrat…

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The Aesthetic Trap of CleanTok

The Aesthetic Trap of CleanTok

Sinking into the calming rhythm of Cleantok, many viewers miss the actual reality: The entire aesthetic rests…

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"Close Ranks and Fortify": Black Liberation Scholar Dr. Charity Clay Advises on Memphis Complicit...

"Close Ranks and Fortify": Black Liberation Scholar Dr. Charity Clay Advises on Memphis Complicit...

For over 10 years, Dr. Charity Clay has studied non-fatal police violence. In conversation with BGX, Dr. Clay…

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DOJ Rescinds Biden-Era Support as Trans Prisoners Sue for Surgery Access

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By Christy Pérez, Dr. Christy Perez Verified
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On April 25 the Department of Justice renounced its previous support for a trans woman suing the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) for access to gender-affirming surgery. That same day, the DOJ filed a statement of interest in a separate lawsuit brought against GDC by a trans man being denied a mastectomy, claiming that the constitutional right to such procedures does not exist.
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Background Checks Keep Saying I Can't Do Jobs I Was Already Hired For

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By Christy Pérez, Dr. Christy Perez Verified
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After two or three phone interviews with Walmart, they hired me for a clerical position at a distribution center. It would have paid about $19 an hour. I got an offer letter, and the company’s career center showed I’d been scheduled for orientation a couple of weeks later. But before that date came, I got a notification that they’d be moving forward with other candidates. I’d “failed” the background check.
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Georgia Suggests Making Sex Offender Registry Removal More Confusing

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By Christy Pérez, Dr. Christy Perez Verified
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Georgia is weighing legislation that would make it more difficult for people on the state’s sex offender registry (SOR) to get off it, as well as to relocate—whether attempting to move in from out of state or move from one part of the state to another. Personally I’m more interested in getting out of Georgia, but that’s beyond the scope of HB 430. The bill pertains to registrants trying to move to a new county, potentially as they’re getting off the SOR.
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