Catching Up with Positively Trans
Positively Trans (T+), a project of Transgender Law Center, has been quite busy the last several months! As one of the partners on the Building Leaders of Color Living with HIV (BLOC) program, we held the first national leadership training for transgender women of color living with HIV. Twelve women came from around the country […]
View ArticleWith Spike in Hate Crimes, TLC Urges Survivors to Report to Communities Against Hate
Transgender Law Center (TLC) urges survivors of hate crimes to report incidents to Communities Against Hate, a collaborative project to build a national database on hate crimes, and connect survivors to resources and services. Reports can be made through the website or through a resource hotline: 1-844-NO-HATE (1-844-966-4283) “The news this weekend from New York […]
View ArticleTLC wins victory for trans people in prison
Late last month, a court sided with Transgender Law Center, co-counsel Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, and trailblazing TLC client and advocate Shiloh Quine, ruling that transgender people should be able to access gendered items that are available to others in prison. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), citing escape concerns among others, […]
View ArticleExecutive Order and Health Care Bill are Attacks on Transgender People
From TLC executive director Kris Hayashi: Last week, as the House of Representatives passed President Trump’s dangerous bill undermining the Affordable Care Act, the President signed a so-called “religious liberty” Executive Order that attempts to chip away at the Constitution’s separation of church and state and encourages government agencies to discriminate. Since taking office, this […]
View ArticleFrom TLC’s Policy Desk: Trump’s Attacks on TGNC Community
Return to a Preexisting Condition – #Trumpcare wants to return you to the “good old days.” The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed “Trumpcare” yesterday – legislation that seeks to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The bill would shift federal funding from our most vulnerable populations and provide huge tax cuts for the rich. This harmful legislation […]
View Article“TRANSform Tech” to Explore Transgender & Gender Nonconforming People in the Tech Industry on April 13
Transgender Law Center has partnered with Lesbians Who Tech and host Salesforce to convene TRANSform Tech, a day-long summit bringing together tech industry leaders and workers with transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people. TRANSform Tech invites TGNC people who are currently working in these fields, those who are interested, as well as companies and businesses […]
View ArticleTransgender Law Center Statement on Replacement of NC’s HB2
Today, North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill that claims to repeal HB2, a controversial bathroom law that has plagued transgender North Carolinians for nearly a year. Unfortunately, the bill continues to block non-discrimination ordinances from being passed by local governments until 2020 and leaves regulation of bathroom access solely in control of the Legislature. Following today’s action […]
View Article7th Circuit Court of Appeals Hears Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District
(Chicago, March 29, 2017) Today the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the case Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District, involving a transgender Wisconsin student whose school had denied him access to the boy’s room. The school district is appealing a preliminary injunction from a lower court granting the student the right […]
View ArticleTransgender Community Pushes Back as Anti-Transgender Bills Advance in State Legislatures Nationwide
More than 100 anti-transgender bills have been introduced in 29 state legislatures across the country this year, and the transgender community is mobilizing a vigorous nationwide pushback. This week, the focus is on bills advancing in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas. “2017 has already proved difficult for transgender and gender nonconforming people, with legislators finding us […]
View ArticleNew reports highlight inequities faced by transgender people living with HIV
Oakland, CA –Transgender Law Center released two new reports today examining the experiences and disparities faced by transgender people living with HIV – primarily transgender women of color. The reports, Some Kind of Strength and See Us as People, delve deeper into issues first covered in the initial Positively Trans report in 2016, based on […]
View ArticleNow launching… TLC’s Action Center
As a part of our 2017 Plan of Resistance, we are launching a brand new Action Center to keep you updated on the latest information on legislation and political happenings that impact the transgender community.
View ArticleLetter from trans youth: We will continue to show up for each other
This statement was written by the National TRUTH Council, which leads Transgender Law Center and GSA Network’s trans youth program, TRUTH. Today the Supreme Court chose not to hear the case of Gavin Grimm, and our hearts grew a bit heavier. As transgender young people at this moment of history, we are carrying so much […]
View ArticleSupreme Court sends Gavin Grimm case back to Fourth Circuit
The Supreme Court announced today that it is sending back the case of high school student Gavin Grimm to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case will be reconsidered by the Fourth Circuit because that court’s initial ruling was based on guidance issued by the Obama administration clarifying Title IX protections for transgender students, […]
View ArticleTLC’s Cecilia Chung is featured in LGBTQ History miniseries, ‘When We Rise’
This week, ABC debuted its LGBTQ history miniseries, “When We Rise,” which chronicles major moments from prominent figures who played major roles in shaping the course of the LGBTQ Rights Movement. Senior Strategist Cecilia Chung stands out as one of the most enduring and inspirational stories in the series. Here’s an excerpt from SFist: “Cecilia […]
View ArticleFamilies of transgender youth speak out in brief to Supreme Court of the United States
Transgender Law Center and the law firm Cooley LLP today filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of four organizations that work with transgender students and their families. The brief features the voices and stories of seven families each raising a transgender child and was filed in support […]
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