Victory for South Carolina student suspended for using boys’ bathroom!
Today, a week after Transgender Law Center sent a demand letter on behalf of a transgender student who was suspended for using the bathroom matching his gender identity, Horry County Schools reversed...
View ArticleLGBT legal groups send Justice Department and White House letter about North...
Transgender Law Center joined the American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, National Center for Lesbian Rights, and GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders in a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch...
View ArticleVictory in Alabama and Texas – Southern towns reject anti-trans measures!
Today, the town of Oxford, Alabama voted 3-2 to repeal the infamous ordinance they passed last week making it a crime — punishable by a $500 fine or six months in jail — to use a bathroom not matching...
View ArticleTransgender Law Center and Lambda Legal Petition VA to Provide Surgery for...
Late yesterday, Lambda Legal and Transgender Law Center, with co-counsel WilmerHale, petitioned with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to change the rule that categorically excludes...
View ArticleTell the VA: end the ban on surgery for trans veterans!
Transgender veterans can’t get coverage for the same medical care available to their fellow veterans — just because they are transgender. The V.A.’s discriminatory rule singles out transgender veterans...
View ArticleTLC takes legal action against Wisconsin school district denying transgender...
Transgender Law Center takes legal action against Wisconsin school district denying transgender boy access to boys’ restrooms Complaint filed with federal Department of Education’s Office for Civil...
View ArticleBig win! Federal gov issues historic guidance on transgender students
In a “Dear Colleague” letter, the Department of Education and Department of Justice issued guidance today making it clear that schools must treat transgender students according to their gender identity...
View ArticleNew ACA rule bans anti-trans discrimination in health care! What does this...
Today, the federal department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights issued final regulations on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The rule specifically bans discrimination in...
View ArticleWATCH: AJ+ features Positively Trans!
AJ+ from Al Jazeera released a video, “How the system has failed trans women,” on realities faced by transgender women living with HIV. The piece, featuring Transgender Law Center’s Cecilia Chung and...
View ArticleNew report: How the Broken Criminal Justice System Fails Transgender People
Transgender Law Center is proud to join the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) and the Center for American Progress (CAP), along with several other partner organizations, in releasing a new report...
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