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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.
Outten & Golden Teams Up With Jillian T. Weiss
National employment law firm Outten & Golden LLP is joining forces with distinguished LGBTQ rights attorney Jillian T. Weiss to assist workers who face discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Weiss will serve as ‘Of Counsel’ to Outten & Golden’s LGBTQ Practice Group.
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.
TLDEF & Pro Bono Partner Lawyers Support Transgender Americans Letter
TLDEF and pro bono partner attorneys respond to anti-transgender Trump Administration memo…
TLDEF Announces Settlement in Federal Lawsuit Against Sam’s East, Inc., and Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund and its client, Ms. Charlene Bost, are pleased to announce that Bost’s federal workplace discrimination lawsuit against Sam’s East, Inc., and Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., filed on December 27, 2017, has been resolved to the parties’ mutual satisfaction.
TLDEF: Importance of Anti-Discrimination Laws Following Supreme Court Ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund today restated the strong need for anti-bias protections in response to the Supreme Court’s narrow ruling in favour of a Denver bakery owner’s challenge to Colorado’s anti-discrimination law.