On June 1, 2016, after months of abusive treatment while in custody in a San Francisco jail, Athena Cadence decided to …
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Wisconsin Transgender Student Asks Court to Take Immediate Action to Stop Discriminatory Policy Before School Starts
August 15, 2016 -- Sixteen-year-old transgender high school student Ashton (Ash) Whitaker, represented by Transgender …
Transgender Student Files Federal Lawsuit Against Kenosha Wisconsin School District
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Seeks Non-Discriminatory Treatment and Access to School Restrooms Consistent with His Gender Identity July 20, 2016 -- …
TLC takes legal action against Wisconsin school district denying transgender boy access to boys’ restrooms
Categories: Legal, Press Releases, Uncategorized, Whitaker, Youth
Transgender Law Center takes legal action against Wisconsin school district denying transgender boy access to boys’ …
Transgender Law Center and Lambda Legal Petition VA to Provide Surgery for Transgender Veterans
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Late yesterday, Lambda Legal and Transgender Law Center, with co-counsel WilmerHale, petitioned with the US Department …
Victory for South Carolina student suspended for using boys’ bathroom!
Categories: Featured, Legal, Public Accommodations, TLC Victory, Youth
Today, a week after Transgender Law Center sent a demand letter on behalf of a transgender student who was suspended for …
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Transgender Law Center Demands that Wisconsin School District Reverse Discriminatory Policy
Categories: Featured, Legal, Press Releases, Public Accommodations, Whitaker, Youth
Transgender student Ash Whitaker won initial battle with school over prom king run, but still barred from using …
Why the Gavin Grimm Decision is Game-Changing for the Fight Against Anti-Trans Legislation
Read the original piece by TLC Legal Director Ilona Turner at Huffington Post Queer Voices. On April 19, the Fourth …
Victory! Fourth Circuit Rules to Protect Virginia Transgender High School Student Under Title IX
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"Today’s ruling sets a legal precedent confirming what the federal government has made clear again and again: schools …