On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions continued a disturbing trend of abusing Department of Justice authority to attempt to rewrite American immigration law. He took over a case from the Board of Immigration Appeals and issued his own decision, declaring survivors of domestic violence to be ineligible for asylum in the United States. By referring […]
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Transgender man seeks right to sue over law prohibiting non-citizens from obtaining a change of legal name (Indianapolis, IN) — A transgender man who is challenging an Indiana state law that bars immigrants from obtaining a change of legal name is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal trial court’s decision to dismiss […]
View ArticleEl Centro Legal Transgénero (TLC), Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement y la Organización de Trans Latinas en Texas (OLTT) están de luto por la muerte de otra mujer transgénero que murió bajo custodia de ICE en la cárcel correccional Cibola. La Sra. Hernández, una mujer transgénero de Honduras, tenía solo 33 años cuando murió mientras […]
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En Español: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/14288 Transgender Law Center (TLC), Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement (Familia:TQLM) and Organización Latina de Trans en Texas (OLTT) mourn the death of a transgender asylum seeker who died while in ICE custody. Roxana Hernández, a transgender woman from Honduras, was only 33 years-old when she died while incarcerated in immigration detention. Although she […]
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Today, a judge ruled that a lawsuit on behalf of TLC client Tanesh Nutall could move forward, rejecting the city of San Francisco’s argument that the city does not have to follow nondiscrimination laws protecting transgender people. In 2016, a city employee harassed Tanesh and blocked her from using a women’s bathroom in a government […]
View ArticleTransgender Law Center signed on to the following statement along with many other organizations listed below. This is a call to marshal our full resources, voice, and political power in support of immigrants targeted by hateful policies and dangerous, dehumanizing rhetoric. Borders are imaginary political lines drawn to consolidate power and resources. They divide and separate communities […]
View ArticleTransgender Law Center’s Positively Trans project launches new campaign to elevate voices of trans people living with HIV in national conversation about health care Transgender Law Center’s Positively Trans project today launched #ACApositive, a campaign to shift the conversation about health care and the Affordable Care Act towards a focus on the life-or-death stakes for […]
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In this dangerous political climate for our communities, the fight for justice is as daunting as it is urgent. We know it can be absolutely discouraging (and overwhelming) to see the anti-trans attacks flooding our timelines. As intimidating as our world is becoming, we do have bright lights that illuminate the path forward toward justice: you! […]
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(San Francisco, CA) – Transgender and gender nonconforming people in tech, industry leaders, and others are coming together today for the second annual Transform Tech, a day-long summit presented by Transgender Law Center and hosted by Salesforce. “Tech has shaped the journeys and lives of countless trans people seeking support and connection, and trans folks […]
View ArticleSince California passed SB 179, the Gender Recognition Act, our helpline has gotten numerous questions on what this means, when it goes into effect, and how people can update their driver’s licenses to nonbinary. You have questions; we have answers! Today we are releasing a timeline and FAQ for what the Gender Recognition Act means […]
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