by admin | May 31, 2018 | Cases, Featured, Identification, Press Releases
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....
by Aurielle Lucier | Apr 9, 2018 | California, Cases, Detention Project, Featured, Immigration, Legal, Uncategorized
Last Friday, after 536 days behind bars, TLC client Marianna had her day in Court – and won. Marianna fought through tears and testified brilliantly during her three-hour hearing at Cibola Detention Center in Milan, NM, which ended with a grant of asylum by...
by admin | Feb 15, 2018 | California, Cases, Featured, Public Accommodations
Join us in supporting Transgender Law Center client Tanesh Nutall, who is courageously challenging the City of San Francisco for its treatment of Black trans women. Rally in San Francisco at the Van Ness steps of City Hall on Tuesday, February 20th, at 11:30am. When...
by admin | Feb 12, 2018 | California, Cases, Featured, Press Releases, Public Accommodations
TLC client Tanesh Nutall was harassed and blocked from using the bathroom by a city employee — complaint below (San Francisco, CA) – Last week, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) filed a lawsuit alleging that the city of San...
by admin | Jan 9, 2018 | Cases, Featured, Legal, Press Releases, Whitaker, Youth
(Kenosha, WI) – Ash Whitaker, the transgender student plaintiff in Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District, and his former school district, Kenosha Unified School District (“KUSD”) in Kenosha, Wisconsin, reached a settlement in Ash’s discrimination lawsuit against...
by admin | Dec 27, 2017 | Cases, Featured, Immigration, Legal, Press Releases, TLC Victory
(New York, NY) – Today, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo granted a rare pardon to Lorena Borjas, a transgender Latina woman and well-known advocate who has helped countless transgender women like herself survive trafficking and other abusive situations. Lorena was at...
