Published by 2 Urban Girls
Dozens of young women and gender-expansive youth danced and partied at the LINE LA hotel on Friday night at the “Liberation Fund Prom”.
“Girls and gender-expansive youth who come through the justice system often miss out on the key milestones that other teens might take for granted,” said Lisa Small, Senior Director of Youth Justice at Liberty Hill Foundation. “The Liberation Prom offered a chance to dance the night away like any ordinary young person — but these youth are extraordinary, and they’re going to end incarceration in LA County for girls and gender-expansive youth.”
“I didn’t get to attend my own prom, so it was emotional for me to get dressed up and shine,” said Ka’lee Matthews, a youth fellow with Young Women’s Freedom Center, who received a sash in the sash ceremony. “The work we’re doing, I’m doing it for my younger sister and for all the girls who are still in the system.”