Tag: Ethan Rice
TLDEF & Lambda Legal Team Up to Help Transgender People Obtain Legal Name Changes in Atlanta
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) is joining forces with Lambda Legal to collaborate on one of TLDEF’s signature programs, the Name Change Project.
Victory! Transgender Man Wins Health Insurance Coverage for Gender Transition
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has secured insurance coverage for a transgender man’s medically necessary care after his union-sponsored health insurance plan refused to cover it.
TLDEF Challenges Discriminatory Health Insurance Coverage Denial
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has demanded that Aetna Life Insurance Company reverse its decision to deny coverage for a Colorado transgender woman’s medically necessary gender reassignment surgery.
TLDEF Applauds Federal LGBT Rights Bill, the Equality Act
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) celebrates news that Democratic lawmakers in Congress have introduced the Equality Act, a bill to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodation, credit, and several other categories. The comprehensive legislation is aimed at ensuring that no one ever faces bias in America based on who they are or who they love.
Applauds New York State for New Guidance Designed to Protect Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students from Discrimination
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) commends the New York State Education Department for releasing comprehensive guidance to help ensure that transgender and gender nonconforming students are safe in schools and able to learn in discrimination-free environments.
Settlement Reached in Landmark Federal Lawsuit Against South Carolina DMV on Behalf of Transgender Teen
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) announces a settlement in a historic federal lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles on behalf of Chase Culpepper. Chase is a transgender girl who was targeted for discrimination in March 2014 when she attempted to get her first driver’s license. She was told by DMV employees that she could not take her photo unless she removed the makeup that she wears on a regular basis. They told her that she needed to “look male” in her license photo and refused to provide her with her driver’s license if she did not remove the makeup she was wearing.