Tag: Andy Marra
TLDEF Statement on Historic Passage of Equality Act in the U.S. House of Representatives
TLDEF releases a statement on a historic passage.
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 to Honour Lowenstein Sandler LLP with Pro Bono Partner of the Year Award
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has announced the law firm Lowenstein Sandler LLP as its Pro Bono Partner of the Year. The award will be presented at this year’s Trans Advocacy Awards on Tuesday, June 11, at the Manhattan Penthouse. The Trans Advocacy Awards serve as TLDEF’s signature event that raises critical awareness and support for its work to advance equality for transgender and non-binary people nationwide.
TLDEF Statement on SCOTUS’ Decision to Hear LGBTQ Employment Discrimination Cases
TLDEF responded to news today that the Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear a case involving a Michigan transgender woman named Aimee Stephens who was fired from her job at a funeral home because she is transgender (R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission).
TLDEF Applauds Passing of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) applauds the New York State Legislature’s historic passage today of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act or GENDA, and its vote to ban conversion therapy on minors.
TLDEF Appoints Nationally Recognised LGBTQ Activist Andy Marra as Executive Director
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Andrea “Andy” Hong Marra as its new executive director. Marra is a nationally revered social justice advocate with a strong track record of service to the LGBTQ movement. Marra succeeds Dolph Ward Goldenburg who has served as Interim Executive Director since February.