Tag: TLDEF
TLDEF Files Brief in Support of Transgender Man’s Hospital Discrimination Lawsuit
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has filed a friend of the court brief in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota in support of Jakob Rumble, a transgender man who is suing a hospital and medical group in suburban Minneapolis for the discriminatory treatment he received during an emergency room visit and hospitalisation in June of 2013.
Name Change Victory for Transgender Man in New York
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund announces a name change victory for a transgender man in New York. A state appeals court has granted a legal name change for Ben Stanford, reversing a lower court decision that initially denied his name change petition because he declined to share “medical evidence” of his gender transition.
Statement from TLDEF Executive Director Jillian Weiss on the Presidential Election
TLDEF Will Continue to Stand Strong for Trans Communities.
TLDEF to Host 2016 Freedom Awards
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund is set to host the 2016 Freedom Awards, commemorating 11-years of transgender advocacy.
TLDEF Files Brief in Support of Mother’s Lawsuit Against Employer for Denying her Son Transition Related Health Care
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has filed a friend of the court brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in support of a Minnesota mother fighting for health coverage for her teenage transgender son.
Federal Judge Halts Nationwide Protections for Transgender Students
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund responded to news that U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of Texas had issued an injunction against a federal directive protecting transgender students in schools across the nation.