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View ArticleCalifornia Transgender Identity Bill Passes Assembly
(SACRAMENTO) Assembly Bill 1121, authored by Assemblymember Toni Atkins and co-sponsored by Transgender Law Center and Equality California, was passed by the Assembly today by a vote of 54-16. The bill will help ensure people who are transgender have access to identity documents that accurately reflect the name and gender that correspond to their gender [...]
View ArticleBreaking: Two Transgender Rights Bills Pass California Assembly!
School Success and Opportunity Act Transgender Law Center commended the California Assembly today for passing The School Success and Opportunity Act (AB 1266), introduced by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano. The bill, which is co-sponsored by Equality California, Transgender Law Center, Gender Spectrum, GSA Network and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, addresses the exclusion of transgender [...]
View ArticleL.A. Times Editorial Board Supports Transgender Students
Transgender Law Center applauds the L.A. Times Editorial Board for supporting transgender students in a powerful column published May 3rd. From the L.A. Times: Society is only beginning to understand transgender identity. For a young person who feels at odds with the physical gender that he or she sees in the mirror, there are major [...]
View ArticlePhiladelphia Passes Historic LGBT Health Equality Bill!
Philadelphia passed a historic non-discrimination and equality health bill today in a sweeping 14-3 vote! The transgender health provision would make Philly the largest city to remove trans health care coverage exclusions for city employees. It also institutes the first of its kind “transgender health tax credit” which would urge willing businesses to choose transgender [...]
View ArticleENDA: Our Support & Our Concerns
Transgender Law Center joined the ACLU, Lambda Legal, and NCLR to express our support for a strong Employment Non-Discrimination Act and express our concerns about the current religious exemption. The bipartisan introduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) today reflects the strong national consensus that workers should be evaluated on their merits, not sexual orientation [...]
View ArticleVermont Orders Insurance Companies to End Transgender Exclusions
Transgender Law Center congratulates the state of Vermont today, as it becomes the fourth state (and DC!) to order insurance companies to end their practice of excluding medically necessary care for transgender people. Vermont’s Division of Insurance, under the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR), issued a bulletin effective April 22, that directs insurance companies to [...]
View ArticleTransgender Woman Wins Gun Club Membership
By Jim Wood, Attorney At times it feels like discrimination against and harassment of transgender people knows no bounds. And as always, Transgender Law Center is there to help those who become victims of outrageous conduct. Allison Katia Ryder has a passion for firearms and has been a lifetime member of her local rifle and [...]
View ArticleStudent Non-Discrimination Act Reintroduced, Supported by 82 Organizations
Update: Click here to sign the pledge to support transgender students! Transgender Law Center extends our gratitude to Representatives Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) who have re-introduced the Student Non-Discrimination act, which would provide federal prohibition against discrimination against LGBT students in all public schools. The bill would prohibit schools from ignoring bullying, [...]
View ArticleSchool Success and Opportunity Act Passes Assembly Education Committee
Sacramento) The School Success and Opportunity Act (AB 1266), authored by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, has passed the Assembly’s Committee on Education by a vote of 5-2. Now it is headed towards the Assembly Floor. (see also: Bill Will Ensure Well-Being of Transgender Students) The bill, which is co-sponsored by Equality California, Transgender Law Center, Gender [...]
View ArticleWIN! San Francisco Stops Using Condoms As Evidence
Transgender Law Center applauds the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and the San Francisco Police Department for their announcement (see below) that they will end all discussion concerning the evidence of condoms when convicting or acquitting someone for engaging in sex work. Using condoms to indict people for engaging in sex work had a detrimental [...]
View ArticleCA Transgender Identity Bill Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee
Assembly Bill 1121 (about) , authored by Assemblymember Toni Atkins and cosponsored by Transgender Law Center and Equality California, passed the Assembly Committee on Judiciary today. The bill will help ensure that transgender people have access to identity documents that accurately reflect the name and gender that correspond to their gender identity. The bill will next go [...]
View ArticleFAQ: California’s Ban on Transgender Exclusions in Health Insurance
Frequently Asked Questions about the California Department of Managed Health Care Director’s Letter on Transgender Exclusions Overview The California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) has ordered California’s health plans to remove blanket exclusions of coverage based on gender identity or gender expression. This is being done to comply with the California Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination [...]
View ArticleStatement of U.S. Transgender Organizations on Immigration Reform
The undersigned transgender service and advocacy organizations join to state their support for common sense immigration reform efforts that address the issues faced by undocumented transgender immigrants. (see also: Why trans & immigrant rights?) An estimated 20,000 transgender adults in the US are undocumented, and thousands of transgender youth (see also: Dreamers’ Stories) who came [...]
View ArticleCA Bans Insurance Discrimination Against Transgender Patients
Subscribe to stay updated about transgender health news: SAN FRANCISCO [April 9, 2013]: California’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) has ordered California’s health plans to remove exclusions of coverage based on gender identity and expression. DMHC has issued guidance (.pdf) clarifying the obligations of California’s health plans under the Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act. [...]
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