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YouthTransgender and gender nonconforming young people face high rates of discrimination, harassment and abuse at school, in health care facilities, in group homes, and other settings.
Transgender young people are organizing and advocating for their own solutions through programs like TRUTH, Transgender Law Center and GSA Network’s joint youth leadership and storytelling program.
Transgender Law Center has worked with many trans youth and families to advocate for young people’s opportunity to live safe and affirming lives and to have a safe place to learn. We provide information to support in navigating the challenges that can arise for transgender and gender nonconforming youth, including making sure schools and health care settings are respecting a student’s gender identity or gender expression, filing for a legal name and/or gender change, and accessing medical care like puberty blockers or hormones.
Tlc Resources
TRUTH
Talking about Suicide in Trans Communities – Guide
Other Resources
California Department of Education’s Legal Advisory and FAQ on AB 1266
California School Board Association’s Model Policy on AB 1266
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New trans youth storytelling platform will connect voices and experiences across the U.S.
TRUTH launches ourtranstruth.org & opens applications (Oakland, CA) – Today, TRUTH, a youth-led program housed at Transgender Law Center and GSA Network, launched a new website to build trans youth power through online organizing and storytelling. The website...
Wisconsin school district to settle discrimination case with transgender student Ash Whitaker
(Kenosha, WI) – Ash Whitaker, the transgender student plaintiff in Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District, and his former school district, Kenosha Unified School District (“KUSD”) in Kenosha, Wisconsin, reached a settlement in Ash’s discrimination lawsuit against...
Groundbreaking 7th Circuit Ruling in Favor of Ash Whitaker, Transgender Student Seeking Access to Correct Bathroom
(Chicago, May 30, 2017) Today, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a groundbreaking ruling in favor of Ash Whitaker, the transgender student plaintiff in Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District. In a unanimous decision authored by Judge Ann Claire...