NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

Committed to ending the death penalty and creating a new vision of justice

Liv Perkins-Davenport

A black-and-white photo of a 1989 LGBTQ+ pride march in Raleigh, North Carolina. Marchers hold a banner reading “Stonewall to Raleigh: Twenty Years of Pride, Struggle & Liberation!” surrounded by balloons and signs, flanked by motorcycles.

Pride and Prejudice: The Death Penalty’s Impacts on LGBTQ+ People

Jun 13, 2025
Within the rigid rituals of the courtroom, identity is exposed, distorted, and at times, weaponized. For LGBTQ+ individuals facing capital charges, the intersection of queerness and the death penalty is […]

Pride and Prejudice: The Death Penalty’s Impacts on LGBTQ+ People

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

A black-and-white photo of a 1989 LGBTQ+ pride march in Raleigh, North Carolina. Marchers hold a banner reading “Stonewall to Raleigh: Twenty Years of Pride, Struggle & Liberation!” surrounded by balloons and signs, flanked by motorcycles.

Within the rigid rituals of the courtroom, identity is exposed, distorted, and at times, weaponized. For LGBTQ+ individuals facing capital charges, the intersection of queerness and the death penalty is […]

Learning the Landscape: Reflections from My First Weeks with NCCADP

Jun 6, 2025
There’s a stillness that sits just beneath the surface of this work. A quiet that isn’t silence exactly, but a kind of hum – steady, insistent. It follows you home […]

Learning the Landscape: Reflections from My First Weeks with NCCADP

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

There’s a stillness that sits just beneath the surface of this work. A quiet that isn’t silence exactly, but a kind of hum – steady, insistent. It follows you home […]