Policy Desk: CA Nonbinary ID bill heads to Gov’s desk
The bill, called the Gender Recognition Act, establishes a nonbinary gender marker option on state identity documents and streamlines the gender marker change process for everyone.
View ArticleEl Centro de Leyes Transgénero (TLC, por sus siglas en ingles) Publica Recursos Para Preparar a Inmigrantes Transgénero para Redadas de ICE
Hoy, el Centro de Leyes Transgénero publicó dos recursos en Inglés y Español para que inmigrantes en la comunidad transgénero conozcan sus derechos en el caso de redadas de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE). Esto sucede después de la reversión del programa de Alivio de Acción Deferida para Jóvenes Llegados Durante Su Infancia (DACA) el martes, despues de que ICE dio información bajo la mesa a cerca de las redadas y luego supuestamente cancelado las redadas llamadas “Operación Mega,” además de meses de enfoque en contra de las comunidades de inmigrantes.
View ArticleTLC issues resources to prepare trans immigrants for ICE raids
Today, Transgender Law Center released two resources in English and Spanish for immigrants in the transgender community to know their rights in the case of raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This follows the Trump administration’s reversal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on Tuesday, leaks of a planned and allegedly canceled “mega” raid, and months of increased targeting of immigrant communities.
View ArticleTrans advocates living with HIV gather at US Conference on AIDS (USCA)
In a milestone for transgender people of color representation in US HIV/AIDS advocacy work, Transgender Law Center’s Positively Trans program is at this year’s United States Conference on AIDS (AIDS), September 7th to 10th in D.C.
View ArticleTLC denounces DACA reversal, encourages trans DACA recipients to contact TLC
Trans & gender nonconforming DACA recipients should contact TLC’s TIDE program September 5, 2017 — Today, the Trump administration announced a reversal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, through which hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children trusted the government with their information under the promise […]
View ArticleSchool district targets trans student victory, asks Supreme Court to review
August 25, 2017 — This morning, the Kenosha Unified School District filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States in Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District, a lawsuit challenging KUSD’s discriminatory treatment of Ash Whitaker, a transgender boy. The petition asks the Court to review the Seventh […]
View ArticleCongrats, Isa and Lynly!
Transgender Law Center is excited to announce that Isa Noyola, formerly director of programs at TLC, is taking on the role of deputy director, and to welcome Lynly Egyes as litigation director. Both of these new positions reflect TLC’s growth and commitment to the legal, organizing, and movement-building strategies that we have always believed central […]
View ArticlePolicy Desk: Sine Die and Solidarity in Texas
Tuesday evening the Texas legislature adjourned sine die a day ahead of schedule, signaling the close of an utterly exhausting and thoroughly hateful special session. Thanks to the tireless efforts of so many incredible Texas advocates, activists, and individuals, the legislature failed to pass anti-trans language of any flavor, be it bathroom (like SB3) or […]
View ArticleDemand that ICE release LGBT migrants and #EndTransDetention
If you represent an organization that would like to sign on, please fill out our organizational sign-on form here.
View ArticleTLC statement on Charlottesville white supremacist violence
Transgender Law Center executive director Kris Hayashi released the following statement about the white supremacist rally and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend: “We are chilled and heartbroken, though unfortunately not surprised, by the white supremacist violence taking place in Charlottesville. The hate driving these racist, xenophobic, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBT acts is deeply embedded in this […]
View ArticleTLC challenges order to deport transgender immigrant seeking asylum
(Texas) – Last week, Transgender Law Center (TLC), the largest trans-led organization in the country, filed a brief appealing the U.S. government’s order of removal for Marianna, a transgender woman who emigrated from Mexico almost 20 years ago. Despite telling the immigration judge in her case that she feared for her life should she be […]
View ArticleCaravan of 17 LGBT Central American Migrants Seeking Asylum to Arrive at US-Mexico Border
NOGALES, AZ: Today a caravan of 17* transgender and gay Central American migrants, 12 of whom are transgender women, will arrive at the US-Mexico border to request asylum in the U.S. Members of the caravan and their supporters are holding simultaneous rallies on both sides of the US-Mexico border. “Where I come from physical, psychological […]
View ArticleTrans Legal Social and Transgender Law Institute – Join us this week!
The National Trans Bar Association (NTBA) and Transgender Law Center (TLC) invite you to attend a social event on Thursday August 3rd from 7 to 9pm at Barbarossa located at 714 Montgomery Street in San Francisco. This event will be an opportunity for trans and gender non-conforming lawyers, legal advocates, and our allies from across […]
View ArticleHundreds of LGBT People of Color and Immigrants to Rally at Texas Capitol
(Austin, TX)– On Friday, August 4th, hundreds of LGBTQ people of color and immigrants are heading to the Texas State Capitol to protest SB 3 and SB 4, two bills targeting transgender and immigrant communities. The #HereToSlay action, organized by local groups Aquí Estamos RGV and Organización Latina de Trans in Texas (OLTT) and national […]
View ArticleHundreds of LGBT People of Color and Immigrants to Rally at Texas Capitol
(Austin, TX)– On Friday, August 4th, hundreds of LGBTQ people of color and immigrants are heading to the Texas State Capitol to protest SB 3 and SB 4, two bills targeting transgender and immigrant communities. The #HereToSlay action, organized by local groups Aquí Estamos RGV and Organización Latina de Trans in Texas (OLTT) and national […]
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