Transgender Law Center (TLC) and the Law Office of R. Andrew Free filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and DHS’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties on Friday demanding the release of any and all documents about Roxsana Hernandez while in ICE and Customs and […]
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Diversidad Sin Fronteras has reported that Johana Medina, a transgender woman from El Salvador, has died in ICE custody in a hospital in El Paso, Texas. Kris Hayashi, executive director of Transgender Law Center, the largest national trans-led organization advocating for a world in which all people are free to define themselves and their futures, issued the following […]
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(Washington, D.C.) – In an escalation of its dangerous attacks against transgender people, the Trump-Pence administration today proposed regulations falsely telling health care providers and insurers they can legally discriminate against transgender people. Contradicting federal law and two decades of court rulings, this proposed regulation will put up more unnecessary barriers between two million transgender […]
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LGBTQ migrants gather in D.C. two days before anniversary of Roxsana Hernandez’s death in ICE custody WATCH Congressional Briefing Here. WATCH #JusticeForRoxana Press Conference Here. (Washington, D.C.) – Today, formerly detained transgender migrants and advocates for the community met with members of Congress and their staff to shine a light on the unique challenges trans and Black LGBTQ migrants face. “The […]
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(Washington, D.C.) – On Thursday, May 23rd, Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement (Familia), Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP), and Transgender Law Center along with Human Rights Campaign, Center for American Progress, Lambda Legal, and National Center for Transgender Equality will hold a press conference to commemorate Roxsana Hernandez. On May 25, 2019, it will be […]
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(Dallas) – This morning, news broke that Muhlaysia Booker, a 23-year-old Black trans woman whose brutal assault was captured on video and shared widely on social media last month, was murdered in Dallas, Texas. TLC@SONG Southern Regional Organizer Kayla Gore issued the following statement: I am angry, heartbroken, and exhausted by the news of another […]
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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, a historic bill that clarifies and bolsters existing nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people. The Equality Act now moves to the Senate for consideration. Kris Hayashi, executive director of Transgender Law Center, the largest national trans-led organization advocating for a world in which […]
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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Kennedy, Congresswoman Bass, Congresswoman Jayapal, the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project, Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement, and Transgender Law Center are hosting a congressional briefing on the experiences of LGBTQ migrants on May 23rd. The briefing will offer a nuanced discussion starting with the conditions LGBTQ migrants face […]
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Denial of health care, dire economic conditions, and violence mark Southern trans experience – along with deep traditions of resistance and resilience (Atlanta, GA) – Today, Transgender Law Center and Southerners On New Ground (SONG), through their joint TLC@SONG program, released the findings of their 2017 survey of transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming (TGNC) Southerners. […]
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