Tag: Andy Marra
Supreme Court Victory! Federal Law Protects Transgender Workers
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) hailed today’s landmark Supreme Court ruling that transgender people cannot be fired for who they are. In a 6-to-3 ruling, the chief justices issued a sweeping decision that affirms federal law protects transgender and non-binary as well as lesbian, gay, and bisexual workers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, rejecting the federal administration’s attempts to roll back employment protections.
Lawsuit: Steuben County Jail Violates Rights of Transgender People
The New York Civil Liberties Union, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, and the law firm BakerHostetler filed a lawsuit yesterday against Steuben County, the Steuben County Sheriff, and several officials and employees at the Steuben County Jail on behalf of a transgender woman whom jail officials housed in a men’s facility while she was awaiting trial.
TLDEF Joins U.S. Nationwide Coalition Opposing Repeal of Transgender Health Protections
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today joins dozens of LGBTQ and allied organisations in demanding that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to permanently halt implementation of a proposed new rule that would invite insurance companies, hospitals, doctors, nurses, and other providers to illegally deny patients care because of who they are, despite protections mandated by the Affordable Care Act.
Organisations File Amicus Brief in Support of Worker Who Was Fired for Being Transgender
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today filed a «friend of the court» brief with 33 other signatories in support of Aimee Stephens in her case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
TLDEF to Honour Trailblazers at Annual Trans Advocacy Awards
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) will commemorate 16 years of service at the 2019 Trans Advocacy Awards, on Tuesday, June 11, at the Manhattan Penthouse in New York City from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
TLDEF Condemns Trump-Pence Administration Attempt to Roll Back Transgender Health Care Protections
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today spoke out against proposed new regulations from the Trump-Pence Administration that attempt to sanction health care discrimination against transgender people.