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Press Releases
A Statement from Terri Edmonds, mother of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells
The following statement can be attributed to Terri Edmonds, mother 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 please give...
25+ Trans Women Previously Detained by ICE, Trans and Queer Immigrant Activists Hold Service and Procession to Call on President Biden to End Trans Detention
‘No Pride In Detention’ Will Echo the Streets in front of the White House this Pride Month Washington, DC-- Today, Wednesday, June 23, trans and queer leaders from across the country with the #EndTransDetention Campaign are in Washington D.C. to tell President Biden...
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...
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...
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...
The Health Not Prisons Collective Vows to Combat Anti-Black Racism, End Criminalization of Pandemics and Abolish Systems of Imprisonment
The Health Not Prisons Collective is a new, three year national initiative of longtime collaborators led by, and accountable to, communities most affected by HIV criminalization in the United States: Counter Narrative Project, Positive Women’s Network - USA (PWN),...
A Statement from Keith and Terri Edmonds, parents of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells
June 17, 2020 The following statement can be attributed to Keith and Terri Edmonds, parents of Dominique “Rem'mie” Fells: “The outpouring of care and support has been unimaginable, but now we must ask that you please give us time to properly lay our daughter to rest....
TLC Celebrates SCOTUS Decision While Urging LGBTQ Movement to Remember: We are not free until Black trans women are free
Today Transgender Law Center paused to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) consolidated opinions in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. The decision denies employers the right to...
