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TLC, Grant & Eisenhofer Law, and the Law Office of Daniel Yohalem File Lawsuit Against the United States Alleging Negligence and Discrimination Leading to the Death of Roxsana Hernandez
ICE, CBP, and DHS employees failed Roxsana at every step. Today Transgender Law Center (TLC), Grant & Eisenhofer Law, and the Law Office of Daniel Yohalem announced that they have requested to file an amended complaint alleging wrongful death, negligence and...
Positively Trans members reflect on AIDSWatch 2020
AIDSWatch is the largest, constituent-based national HIV advocacy event. While typically held in person in Washington, D.C., AIDSWatch 2020 was held virtually last year due to the pandemic. Member of our program Positively Trans, which centers trans people living with...
A Statement from Keith and Terri Edmonds, parents of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells
The following statement can be attributed to Keith and Terri Edmonds, parents of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells: “The outpouring of care and support has bolstered our spirits and filled our hearts during the most difficult time imaginable, but we ask that you continue to...
65 Trans led organizations denounce voter disenfranchisement efforts and join the call for every vote to be counted in the 2020 election
Today, Transgender Law Center (TLC), Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) and 63 other trans-led organizations nationally are calling for every vote to be counted in the 2020 election before formally announcing the 46th President of the United...
TLC Demands Senate Vote Against Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation to SCOTUS
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...
TLC mourns the passing of groundbreaking movement leader, elder and journalist, Monica Roberts
Transgender Law Center today mourns the death of Monica Roberts, a long-time movement leader, elder, activist, and journalist who has done groundbreaking work for our communities for decades. News of Monica Roberts' passing was broken yesterday in statements posted by...
TLC Opposes HUD’s Dangerous Proposed Changes to the Equal Access Rule
Today, TLC filed our public comment opposing the Trump administration’s attempt to eliminate trans protections in federally funded homeless shelters. This latest attack on our communities is nothing more than a transparent attempt to cause harm by assuring more and more trans people are sleeping on the streets, and cruelly denied access to the safety and shelter that all people deserve.
On the Strength of the Trans Liberation Movement
When Transgender Law Center and a national coalition comprised primarily of Black, indigenous, and migrant trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming leaders launched the Trans Agenda for Liberation in March, we knew it had to speak to the unprecedented...
U.S. Citizenship is not Required for Legal Name Change in Indiana
A Court of Appeals of Indiana has taken the final step in the process and certified a decision that a state name-change law does not require a petitioner to be a U.S. citizen to change their name. The ruling, issued last week, is now the guiding law in the state of...
TLC and Civil Rights Orgs, Harvard CHLPI, and Firm Hogan Lovells File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Rule Removing ACA’s Non-Discrimination Protections
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...
