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TLDEF Denounces Federal Court Ruling in Favour of Michigan Funeral Home that Fired Employee for Being Transgender
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) condemns a federal court ruling in favour of a Garden City, Michigan funeral home that fired an employee for being transgender.
TLDEF Names Jillian T. Weiss Executive Director
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today announced the appointment of Jillian T. Weiss as its new Executive Director. Weiss is a nationally recognised transgender rights attorney and law professor who brings three decades of legal experience to the post. Weiss succeeds Michael Silverman, who founded the organisation in 2003.
Pentagon Ends Discriminatory Ban on Open Transgender Military Service
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today joins advocates across the nation in praising the U.S. Department of Defense for lifting the ban on open transgender military service once and for all.
TLDEF Mourns Tremendous Loss of Life in Orlando Nightclub Shooting
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) voices deep sorrow over the horrific attack at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. We mourn the tremendous loss of life and send our deepest condolences to all those who have lost loved ones in this tragedy.
TLDEF Observes International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund joins advocates across the world in commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, a day set aside to spotlight the ongoing discrimination and violence confronting LGBT people around the globe.
TLDEF Applauds Nationwide Ban on Transgender Health Care Discrimination
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) applauds new regulations prohibiting health care discrimination against transgender people across the United States. Adopted today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the protections ensure equal access for communities that have long been excluded from the health care system.