by Anna Castro | Oct 23, 2020 | Featured, Federal, Legal, Press Releases
On Thursday, the Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to move Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court forward to a full Senate vote, likely on Monday, October 26th. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee protested the vote. In...
by Sue Yacka-Bible | Jul 9, 2020 | Featured, Federal, Health, Press Releases
Today Transgender Law Center (TLC), the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Transgender Law Center (TLC), the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School, and law firm Hogan...
by Anna Castro | Feb 12, 2020 | Featured, Federal, Housing, Policy Desk, Press Releases
Today the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a new rule that could block transgender people from accessing emergency shelter and housing safely. The rule seeks to greenlight discrimination by faith-based organizations and undermine protections...
by Anna Castro | Dec 6, 2019 | Featured, Federal, Policy Desk, Press Releases
TLC joins a number of civil rights group in opposing the legislation, denouncing it as an affront to existing civil rights protections. Read our joint statement here.Today the “Fairness for All” Act was introduced in the House. This bill is led by...
by Anna Castro | May 24, 2019 | Featured, Federal, Health, Policy, Policy Desk, Press Releases
(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....
by Anna Castro | May 17, 2019 | Featured, Federal, Policy, Press Releases
(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,...
