Legal Work
HealthChristina Lopez
Christina Lopez, a transgender woman from Peru and a survivor of human trafficking, was first detained by immigration officials in 2014 and spent almost five years in ICE custody until she secured a special visa and was released in 2019.
...Norsworthy v. Beard
Transgender Law Center represented Michelle Norsworthy, a transgender woman held in a California men’s prison.
...Quine v. Beard
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reached a groundbreaking settlement with TLC and Shiloh Quine, a transgender woman held in a men’s prison, to move her to a women’s facility and provide medical care, including gender-affirming surgery, determined necessary by several medical and mental health professionals.
...Prescott v. Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego
On September 26, 2016, Katharine Prescott, the mother of a transgender teenage boy who was admitted into Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego (RCHSD) for inpatient care, filed a lawsuit against the hospital for discrimination against her son.
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